Today, July 19, is the anniversary of the murder of Lviv Polytechnic professor Iryna Farion.
This is reported by Ukrainian News Agency.
Iryna Farion was killed by a gunshot near the house in Lviv where she lived. The professor was shot at 07:22 pm. At 11:20 pm, her heart stopped beating.
That day, she was going to go to the sea with her daughter and grandchildren.
A few days after the murder, the police detained the suspect Vyacheslav Zinchenko in Dnipro.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, the Department of Ukrainian Language of Lviv Polytechnic will hold an evening in memory of Farion on the anniversary of her murder. After the canceled big concert in honor of Iryna Farion in Lviv, her daughter Sofia will hold 4 chamber events in the city of Lviv "Language is a weapon" in memory of the professor. The organizers decided to refund the money to those who bought tickets for the Farion memorial concert. All tickets were sold out for the Farion memorial evening in Lviv, but it did not take place.
In Lviv, it was decided to rename Tekhnichna Street to Iryna Farion Street. The corresponding decision was made at a session of the Lviv City Council. On July 19, at about 7:30 pm, an unknown person shot Iryna Farion with a firearm on Masaryka Street in Lviv. As a result of the shooting, Farion received a serious head wound. She was hospitalized at St. Panteleimon Hospital, where she spent some time in intensive care. Despite the efforts of doctors, Iryna Farion died three hours after the attempt.
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