Former Ukrainian Official Sanctioned by US Shot Dead Outside Madrid School

Spanish authorities confirmed an ongoing investigation is underway into the May 21 shooting of Andriy Portnov, a former aide to a former Ukrainian president.

Police officers cordon off the area after an adviser to former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych was shot outside a school in Madrid on May 21, 2025. Paul White/AP Photo

Andriy Portnov, a former senior Ukrainian official and political ally of the country’s previous president, Viktor Yanukovych, was shot and killed on the morning of May 21 outside a private school in the upscale Madrid suburb of Pozuelo de Alarcón, according to the Spainish Ministry of the Interior.

In an email to The Epoch Times, a spokesperson for the Interior Ministry confirmed that Spain’s National Police are investigating the murder of Portnov, a Ukrainian national.