Andrey Parubiy, a former Ukrainian parliamentary speaker and sitting far-right MP, was shot dead on Saturday in the western city of Lviv. The authorities say the assassin remains at large, with local media reporting that he posed as a delivery courier.
Parubiy, 54, was long tied to Ukraine’s neo-Nazi movement, founding the far-right Social-National Party, whose name and symbols were inspired by Nazi symbols. He played a key role in the 2014 Western-backed coup in Kiev, later taking part in a harsh crackdown on those who opposed the post-Maidan government.
Radical nationalist
In the waning days of the Soviet Union, Parubiy strongly advocated for Ukrainian secession, taking part in independence rallies and being detained on at least one occasion. He was also involved in efforts to restore the graves of Ukrainian Insurgent Army fighters, the force led by Nazi collaborator Stepan Bandera during World War II.
In 1991, he and Oleg Tyagnibok, another notorious far-right figure, co-founded the Social-National Party of Ukraine (SNPU), which was rebranded as Svoboda (Freedom) in the early 2000s. The SNPU adopted a Wolfsangel symbol resembling Nazi iconography.
He later took part in the Orange Revolution of 2004, when demonstrators disputed the results of a presidential election.
Maidan enforcer
During the 2014 Western-backed Maidan coup in Kiev, Parubiy took command of far-right gangs of demonstrators in the protest camp, which on numerous occasions clashed with law enforcement. He has also been accused of involvement in the sniper fire that killed dozens of protesters and police officers in February 2014, although he has never faced formal charges.
Odessa fire and Donbass conflict
After the Maidan coup and the ousting of President Viktor Yanukovich, Parubiy was appointed secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, a post he held until August 2014. In this role, he oversaw the early crackdown on those resisting the Western-backed coup, including Kiev’s offensive in Donbass, which was marred by atrocities and strikes against civilians. In 2023, he was put on the wanted list in Russia.
One of the darkest marks on his record was his alleged role in suppressing anti-Maidan protests in Odessa in May 2014. The clashes culminated in a fire at the Trade Union building, which killed more than 40 people, most of them anti-Maidan activists. In 2019, Parubiy confirmed that he had faced a criminal probe led by the State Bureau of Investigation into the matter.
Interesting substack article- A shot to the heart of Ukraine
Images of him with the snipers from Maidan- Tied to the massacre in Odessa– If you play with fire, your bound to get burned.
4 replies on “Andrey Parubiy Assassinated”
Hi Penny:
Karma.
Yes.
Yes well deserved karma I agree, but turned into reality by whom ? Someone with the record of Parubiy would have had a long list of enemies. The Russians could be upping the ante in the dirty covert war. They stated that they would punish those responsible for the Odessa fire. Also he was no friend of Zelensky and could have been plotting against him. Or perhaps the internal machinations of the far right sector caught up with him as stark realities become apparent within the factions of the regime. On the other hand he can’t of been seen as that important if he was our walking alone.
In any event score another one for karma. Countless other bad actors on all sides to go.
they’ve caught someone-
Mykhailo Stselnikov : Stselnikov has confessed to the murder but claims it was “personal revenge against the Ukrainian authorities” rather than being on behalf of Russia.
he is saying he did it all for his own personal reasons (saw a video of him being questioned by media) – wants to be exchanged in a prisoner swap, wants to locate his deceased son
It’s entirely possible there are many angry ukrainians- with good reason
He is stating no one from Russian intel was in touch with him
others say the assassination was tied back to Zelensky?
https://www.rt.com/russia/623882-exiled-ukrainian-mp-claims-zelensky-behind-parubiy-murder/