A man who served as an aide to a former Ukrainian president has been shot and killed in Madrid, local authorities have said.
An unidentified gunman – or gunmen – shot Andriy Portnov outside the gates of an American school in the Pozuelo area of the Spanish capital on Wednesday morning, according to a source close to the investigation.
Police received a report at 7.15am local time and rushed to the scene.
Mr Andriy is believed to have been taking his children to school.
He served as a senior aide to Ukraine’s former president Viktor Yanukovich before he was ousted in 2014.
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