Andriy Portnov, a former top official in ex-President Viktor Yanukovych’s administration, visited Ukraine just days before he was shot dead in Madrid on May 21, the news outlet Ukrainska Pravda reported on May 23, citing unnamed sources. According to three interlocutors with knowledge of Portnov’s movements — including sources in law enforcement and his inner […]
Andriy Portnov had been no stranger to controversy. He was the architect of Ukraine’s judiciary, corrupt and unreformed, and had been known to attack everyone who dared to speak out. Portnov was the epitome of a Kremlin-friendly Ukraine of President Viktor Yanukovych, where fair trial was a luxury and civil liberties were a dream. “It […]
Editor’s note: This is a developing story. Andriy Portnov, a former top official in Ukraine’s ex-President Viktor Yanukovych’s administration, was shot dead by unidentified attackers outside the American School in Madrid, Reuters reported on May 21, citing a source close to the investigation. A source in Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) told the Kyiv Independent that […]