Ukrainian ex-politician shot dead outside elite American school in Madrid

A police officer stands guard near the spot where former Ukrainian politician Andriy Portnov, according to the Spain's Interior Ministry, was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen, outside a school in a wealthy suburb of Madrid, in Madrid, Spain May 21, 2025. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

MADRID (Reuters) - Unidentified gunmen shot dead a former Ukrainian politician on Wednesday outside a school in a wealthy suburb of Madrid, Spain's Interior Ministry said.

Andriy Portnov, 51, was previously a senior aide to a pro-Russian former Ukrainian president, Viktor Yanukovich, who was ousted in a 2014 popular uprising.