A man who served as an aide to a former Ukrainian president has been shot and killed in Madrid, local authorities said.
An unidentified gunman - or gunmen - shot former politician Andriy Portnov outside the gates of an American school in the Pozuelo area of the Spanish capital on Wednesday morning, according to a source close to the investigation, foreign media write, reports Telegraph.
Police received a report in the early hours of the morning and rushed to the scene, where it is believed Portnov was taking his children to school.
He served as a senior aide to former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych before he was overthrown in 2014.
The pro-Russian leader was ousted by Ukraine's Orange Revolution in 2014 - and has been living in exile in Russia ever since.
Since Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, crimes have been committed against several high-profile Russians and Ukrainians in Spain, which has large immigrant populations from both countries.
In November and December 2022, six letter bombs were sent to targets across the country, including Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, the Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid, and its American counterpart.
In April of that year, a Russian businessman linked to the country's Novatek gas company was found dead with his wife and daughter, all with stab wounds.
In February last year, a Russian pilot who crossed into Ukraine was found dead with gunshot wounds in the parking lot of his apartment near Alicante. /Telegraph/
