The Security Service of Ukraine has concluded its pre-trial investigation and filed an indictment against a contract killer suspected of murdering People’s Deputy of Ukraine, Andriy Parubiy. The suspect faces life imprisonment and the confiscation of all property.

The investigation has documented additional crimes committed by the perpetrator, including public calls to overthrow the constitutional order and assassinate Ukrainian government officials.

During the proceedings, investigators recovered a sawed-off shotgun from a cache at the Lychakiv Cemetery, which the suspect intended to use for further sabotage activities.

The law enforcement apprehended the assassin in September 2025 in Khmelnytskyi region as he attempted to flee the country illegally.

Evidence reveals that the accused is a 53-year-old Lviv resident. He was recruited by russian intelligence services in 2024 while searching Telegram channels for information regarding his son, who had gone missing in action in Donetsk region.

Following his recruitment, the individual carried out various hostile assignments, including identifying and providing to the enemy the locations of Ukrainian Defence Forces and monitoring the movement of fuel-carrying railway echelons.

russian handlers subsequently assigned him a more complex mission: the assassination of a high-ranking statesman. Driven by ideological motives, the killer targeted Andriy Parubiy, a Member of Parliament and former Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

Following the murder, the suspect attempted to destroy evidence before fleeing toward the border.

The investigation further established that he systematically justified russia’s armed aggression, denied russia’s war crimes, and glorified the russian military.

The suspect has been charged under multiple Articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine:

• 111.2 – high treason committed under martial law,
• 109.3 – public calls for forceful overthrow of the constitutional order via mass media,
• 112 (via Art. 27 and 28) – encroachment on the life of a statesman in connection with their public duties, committed by a group, upon prior conspiracy,
• 263.1 (via Art. 27 & 28) – unlawful possession, storage, and acquisition of firearms and ammunition,
• 436-2, parts 1 and 3 – justification of russian aggression and glorification of its participants.

The investigation was conducted by the SSU Lviv Regional Office under the procedural supervision of the regional Prosecutor’s Office.