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Mysterious Shooting in Kryvyi Rih: Who Is Behind the Assassination of the Local Sambo Federation President?

Chas Pravdy - 27 September 2025 01:34

A tragic and enigmatic incident has shocked the community of Kryvyi Rih.

During a shooting in the Pokrovskyi district of the city, well-known public figure and president of the local sambo federation, Yevhen Poniarko, was killed.

Preliminary reports indicate that another man was wounded and is in serious condition.

Law enforcement officers are currently investigating, aiming to identify the attacker and motives behind this horrific event.

Witnesses report that the gunfire erupted in the evening around 8:00 PM on September 26, causing panic among residents.

Investigators and officers are at the scene, conducting initial investigative actions to establish the circumstances of the crime.This is not the first similar incident in the region.

On August 30, a tragic murder of former Verkhovna Rada speaker Andriy Parubiy took place in Lviv.

The attacker, a 52-year-old local resident, was detained the next day, and a preventive measure in the form of detention without bail was chosen.

However, these perpetrators are not isolated in a series of crimes targeting Ukraine’s political elite, journalists, and activists over the past decade.The connection between these crimes and possible links are analyzed in an article by Gunduz Mamedov, which discusses issues of local and national security, emphasizing the importance of thorough investigations and the prevention of similar incidents in the future.

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