The Madrid Security and Emergency Service has released a video from the scene of the shooting near the school, near which Andrii Portnov, a former adviser to former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, was allegedly killed. This was reported by the Madrid Security Service on X.
"The 112 service confirms the death of a man with gunshot wounds in Pozuelo de Alarcón," the message says. The police are investigating the case.
#SUMMA112 confirma el fallecimiento de un varón con heridas por arma de fuego en #PozueloDeAlarcón.
— 112 Comunidad de Madrid (@112cmadrid) May 21, 2025
Colabora @SEAPAPozuelo y #PolicíaLocal.@policia se encarga de la investigación. pic.twitter.com/yJJnoCcval
Radio Liberty's investigative project Skhemy [Schemes] reported that a source in the defense and intelligence forces of Ukraine confirmed this information.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, an unknown shooter or shooters shot and killed former Ukrainian politician Andrii Portnov on Wednesday morning at the gates of an American school in the wealthy Madrid district of Pozuelo.
It was previously reported that Andrii Portnov has won several court cases against media and NGOs. In particular, regarding the Anti-Corruption Action Centre, Radio Liberty, Chesno Movement, Kyiv Independent, Hromadske Television, Petro Poroshenko, Natalia Sedletska, the Priamyi TV channel, and three lawsuits against Yurii Butusov.
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