Iryna Farion, a former Ukrainian parliament member and ultranationalist linguist, was shot and killed by an unknown assailant while walking down a street in Lviv on Friday evening around 8 p.m. local time.
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Iryna Farion was murdered on a street in Lviv, western Ukraine, on Friday evening around 8 p.m. local time while walking down the street when an unknown assailant shot her in the head.
She was rushed to the hospital where she later died.
Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovy announced at 11:30 p.m. that Farion had succumbed to her injuries in what he called 'an audacious, brazen murder.'
Iryna Farion was assassinated on July 19, 2024 in Lviv
In the evening of 19 July in Lviv, an unknown person shot at a public figure, linguist Iryna Farion. The public figure died in hospital as a result of her injuries.
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