Former Ukrainian lawmaker and linguist Iryna Farion died in Lviv on July 19, hours after being attacked, Lviv Oblast Governor Maksym Kozytskyi, Paralel.Az reports citing Kyiv Independent.

An unidentified man opened fire on Farion, 60, in the street in the city of Lviv at around 7:30 p.m. earlier the same day and fled. Law enforcement officers are seeking to identify and detain the attacker.

The reports of Farion's death came shortly after she was operated on in the hospital. She was in a coma.

"Unfortunately, despite all the doctors' efforts, they failed to save Irina Farion," Kozytskyi wrote on Telegram.

President Volodymyr Zelensky was briefed about the assassination attempt and said that "anyone responsible for this attack must be held fully accountable."

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On Friday, July 19, a shooting occurred in Lviv. Irina Farion could have been the victim of the crime, Paralel.Az reports citing Ukraine Today.

This was written by the deputy of the Lviv City Council Igor Zinkevich. “They report that a woman was shot on Masaryk Street. According to information, this is linguist Irina Farion. The woman is alive, but her condition is very bad,” he wrote.

He later reported that Farion was in serious condition. “The shooter was seen by neighbors, he was wearing gloves. The weapon did not have a silencer,” Zinkevich added.