El Mundo revealed details of the murder of ex-Yanukovych adviser Portnov

Andrei Portnov, an ex-adviser to former President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, was shot in the head. This was reported by the newspaper El Mundo on Wednesday, May 21, citing sources.

"The shots were fired from behind. According to preliminary data from the police investigation, one of them was hit in the neck, and after he fell face down, he was shot in the head," the material says.

It is clarified that before the murder, Portnov took his children to school, RT reports.

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Earlier in the day, former Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov said that Portnov's murder was particularly cynical, as it was committed at the school, according to the website. kp.ru .

On the same day, the Spanish police said that so far they had no information about the Portnov shooters.

Three or four people took part in the murder of the ex-adviser to Yanukovych. He was driving a car at the time of the incident. The man received at least three gunshot wounds, one of which was to the head.

In turn, the ex-deputy of the Verkhovna Rada, Vladimir Oleinik, on the air of the National News Network, admitted that Portnov was killed because of his knowledge. According to him, the office of the President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, can "clean up" traces by removing people with knowledge that is unprofitable for Kiev.

The tailor was 51 years old. In the 2000s, he served as a deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, and in 2010 he became deputy head of the presidential Administration. At that time, Portnov was responsible for the courts and the law enforcement system.

After the coup in Ukraine, Portnov lived abroad. In 2014, Portnov left Ukraine, and returned in 2019, supporting Zelensky in the presidential election. After the start of the special military operation, he left the country again and settled in Spain.

Portnov's murder was reported on May 21 by Spanish radio Cadena SER. He was shot dead near Madrid. The killer was waiting for the politician on a motorcycle, and after the shooting he quickly disappeared. 360.ru .