In Ukraine, a former lawmaker known for her crusade to promote the Ukrainian language has died after being shot in the street by an unknown assailant.
A Ukrainian former lawmaker best known for her crusade to promote the Ukrainian language has died after being shot in the street by an unknown assailant. Iryna Farion, 60, initially survived the assault in the western city of Lviv on Friday, but died from her wounds in a hospital. A search is underway for her attacker, who fled from the scene. Ukrainian officials said the attack is being treated as an assassination.
Ukrainian officials also confirmed that the death toll following a Russian strike Friday on the city of Mykolaiv had risen to four. A child was among the victims, said the city’s mayor, Oleksandr Sienkevych. Writing about the Mykolaiv strike on social media, Zelensky said that a projectile had hit a playground next to an apartment block. “Russia proves every day with its terror that ‘pressure’ is not enough,” he said. “This destruction of life must be stopped.
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