Son-in-law of murdered Ukrainian nationalist figure Farion killed in combat
Sunday, 6 October 2024, 13:53
Vasyl Osoba, the spouse of the daughter of Iryna Farion, – a Ukrainian linguist, professor at Lviv Polytechnic National University, and a public figure, murdered in July, – has been killed in action fighting against the Russians.
Source: Farion’s daughter Sofiia Semchyshyn on Facebook; Oleh Tiahnybok, leader of the Svoboda political party, on Facebook
Quote from Semchyshyn: "Burn in hell, scum (obviously referring to the Russians – ed.)!
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Vasyl Osoba has been killed!
My love."
Details: Tiahnybok stated that Osoba was killed in battle with the Russians on the Siversk front.
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He fought for Ukraine in the Syla Svobody (Power of Freedom) battalion of the 4th Rapid Response Brigade Rubizh (Frontier).
Background:
- On the evening of 19 July 2024, an assassination attempt was made on former Ukrainian MP Iryna Farion on Masaryk Street in Lviv. Later that night, Farion died in hospital.
- On 25 July, a suspect in the murder of Iryna Farion was detained in Dnipro. The 18-year-old detainee is a resident of Dnipro. In preparation for the crime, he rented at least three apartments in Lviv. Currently, the investigation is inclined to believe that the shooter is only the executor.
- On 19 September, the Halytskyi District Court of Lviv extended the suspect's detention without bail for 60 days.
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