The National Police revealed new details of Farion’s murder
17 January 04:02
The National Police of Ukraine has disclosed details of the investigation into the murder of linguist Iryna Farion. The suspect, 19-year-old Vyacheslav Zinchenko, carefully prepared for the crime, studying the methods of conspiracy and the work of law enforcement agencies. The head of the National Police, Ivan Vygivsky, said this in an interview with Ukrainian News, Komersant ukrainskyi reports
According to Vygivsky, Zinchenko believed that Russian speakers were discriminated against in Ukraine, and this opinion was formed under the influence of Telegram channels that spread violent ideas and were associated with Nazi organizations.
Police do not rule out that Russian special services could have been involved in the murder. In particular, the suspect was found to have correspondence that may indicate cooperation with the Russians.
Vyacheslav Zinchenko studied books and instructions prepared by the FSB, including how to avoid punishment, leave no trace, and behave in a secretive manner. To implement the plan, he spent about 20 thousand hryvnias using a cryptocurrency wallet.
The police detected him thanks to modern technologies that allowed them to determine his manner of walking, routes of movement and locations.
According to Vyhivskyi, the suspect acted independently, although it is possible that Russian special services could have helped him.
It should be noted that the qualification of the crime was changed for the suspect Vyacheslav Zinchenko, and now he faces life imprisonment. He is suspected of premeditated murder of a person in connection with the performance of a public duty on the grounds of national intolerance, and of illegal handling of weapons.
The murder of Iryna Farion and its investigation
on July 19, 2024, a political activist and professor at Lviv Polytechnic, Iryna Farion, was killed by a direct shot to the head on Masaryk Street in Lviv.
Currently, the main suspect in the murder is Vyacheslav Zinchenko, an 18-year-old resident of Dnipro, who has been detained by police and will be held in a pre-trial detention center until at least November 17. The young man has not yet spoken out clearly about his involvement in the murder – he has neither confirmed nor denied it.
Instead, the suspect stated that his arrest was desirable for him, as he was being hunted by Russian special services and radicalized individuals on the loose.
A petition was registered on the government’s website to posthumously award the linguist the title of Hero of Ukraine. The petition has received the required number of votes, and now it is to be considered by the Ministry of Education and Science, whose head Farion called an ignoramus.