Murder of Andriy Parubiy. Court revealed details about the weapons found in the forest

At the Frankivskyi District Court of Lviv 14 October, another hearing took place in the case of the murder of Member of Parliament and former Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Andriy Parubiy. During the hearing, the court examined a video recording of the discovery of a weapons cache, as well as the results of several expert examinations, including ballistic, forensic medical, and olfactory. This was reported by Glavcom citing Suspilne.

Present at the hearing were the accused, Mykhailo Stselnikov; his defense attorney, Viktor Ponomarenko; prosecutor Taras Kovalchuk; the victim’s wife, Ulyana Parubiy; and the victims’ lawyer, Yuriy Zoshiy.

One of the key episodes of the hearing was the viewing of a video recording that shows the discovery of a weapons cache in a forested area. According to the investigation’s version, the cache may have been set up by Mykhailo Stselnikov himself. After watching the video materials, the defendant stated that the pistol found belonged to him.

Prosecutor Taras Kovalchuk announced the results of a number of expert studies carried out as part of the criminal proceedings. In particular, the court was presented with conclusions regarding the analysis of the voice and appearance of the accused in the video recordings. The examination of a Makarov pistol was also discussed.

According to the experts’ conclusions, the shots were fired within a short span of time. At the same time, the distance between the shooter and the victim could have been from 30 centimeters to one meter.

Another piece of evidence reviewed during the hearing was the result of an olfactory examination. According to the experts’ conclusion, the odor samples of Mykhailo Stselnikov matched the traces taken on Yefremova Street in Lviv, where Andriy Parubiy was killed.

The prosecutor announced these results during the hearing, after which the court added them to the criminal case materials. The next court hearing in the case of Andriy Parubiy’s murder is scheduled for 20 October.

As is known, Andriy Parubiy was killed on 30 August 2025 in Lviv near the building where he lived. A man disguised as a courier approached the politician and from a few meters fired eight shots from a pistol. Andriy Parubiy died on the spot. The shooter fled the scene and attempted to hide, but on the night of 1 September he was detained in Khmelnytskyi region.

The investigation established that the 53-year-old Lviv resident acted as an agent of Russian special services. Since 2024 he passed information to the enemy about the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Lviv, and later proposed the candidacy of Andriy Parubiy as a target for assassination.