Ukrainian authorities said Russia was linked to the weekend assassination of Andriy Parubiy, a 54-year-old former speaker of parliament and leading figure in the pro-European protest movements of 2004 and 2014. A 52-year-old suspect has been arrested in Lviv, where the shooting took place. “We know that this crime was not accidental. There is a Russian trace in it,” said Ivan Vygivsky, the national police chief, on Monday. Ukraine’s interior minister, Igor Klymenko, said: “I will only say that the crime was carefully prepared: the schedule of the deceased’s movements was studied, the route was laid and an escape plan was thought out.”
Ukrainian parents started the school year on Monday by sending their children underground. About 17,000 children in Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, a frequent target of Russian attacks, are attending seven such schools, with more set to open. Anastasia Pochergina, whose child was beginning their first year, said: “The school is three floors down, and we were told it is the deepest school in Kharkiv. That’s why I believe it is safe. We did not expect it would be possible this year, but as a parent, I was desperate for my child to be able to attend normal school.”