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Andrii Portnov, a former member of parliament in Ukraine, was sanctioned by the US over corruption allegations. He was shot dead outside a school in Madrid.

Spain's Interior Ministry on Wednesday said Andrii Portnov, an adviser to former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, was killed outside a school in Madrid.

According to the police, they received a call about the shooting of a Ukrainian citizen near the elite American School of Madrid in Pozuelo de Alarcón at 9:15 a.m. local time (0715 GMT).

Police said Portnov was shot multiple times in the head and back by more than one gunman while getting into a vehicle. The attackers then fled toward a forested area, police added.

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[-] [email protected] 40 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Portnov was a piece of shit. Russian collaborator.

I would rather he was extradited, all his assets seized and he would be required to do several decades community service work (live-in janitor in a hospice centre or de-mining work, community service work in Chernobyl would work too).

[-] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago

How was he just hanging out in Spain I wonder, seems like the kinda country that would boot him quick

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

seems like the kinda country that would boot him quick

If Spain expelled corrupt rich foreigners and gangsters, the Costa del Sol would be nearly unpopulated.

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