Lviv court sentences Viacheslav Zinchenko to life for murder of former Ukrainian lawmaker Iryna Farion

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Lviv's Shevchenkivskyi District Court sentenced Dnipro resident Viacheslav Zinchenko to life in prison for the murder of former Ukrainian lawmaker Iryna Farion, who was shot in the head outside her Lviv home in July 2024 and died in the hospital. Zinchenko, who denied the charges, was arrested in Dnipro days after the shooting. Prosecutors said he targeted Farion over her advocacy for Ukrainian language and culture, believing she had 'divided the nation.'

Demonstrators gathered outside the courthouse as the verdict was read, demanding the maximum sentence. Farion, a linguist who served in Ukraine's parliament, was known nationally for her outspoken defense of Ukrainian over Russian in public life.

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