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Former Ukrainian politician shot dead outside American school in Madrid
Former Ukrainian politician Andriy Portnov has been shot and killed on Wednesday morning outside an American School in Madrid, a police source said.
Police received the call about the shooting in the affluent neighbourhood of Pozuelo at 9:15am (8:15 UK time) local time, the Madrid police said, without identifying the victim.
Radio station Cadena SER said the man was taking his children to the school when he was shot.
Mr Portnov was a senior aide to Ukraine’s former president Viktor Yanukovych who was ousted in 2014.
After the ousting of Yanukovych, Mr Portnov was placed on several sanctions lists by the West, including the EU, Canada, and the US.