Thread by @Mylovanov

A major assassination in Ukraine

Iryna Farion, a prominent and controversial linguist and right-wing Ukrainian politician, was assassinated and died today in Lviv. To me, this is likely a Russian attempt to destabilize Ukraine, given their lack of progress on the frontlines 1/

She was a staunch advocate for the Ukrainian language and has often criticized the use of Russian in Ukraine, calling for its total abolishment

Her views were not well received 2/

Farion was a professor at Lviv Polytechnic National University, where she taught for over 30 years. She was dismissed in 2023 due to her controversial statements and actions against Ukrainian soldiers who spoke Russian. 3/

She has authored several works on Ukrainian onomastics and linguistic heritage, contributing significantly to the field of Ukrainian philology 4/

Farion has made numerous inflammatory statements, including calling for the exclusion of Russian-speaking Ukrainians from being considered true Ukrainians 5/

Her remarks criticizing Russian-speaking Ukrainian soldiers, particularly those from the Azov Brigade, sparked significant public outrage and protests from students at several universities 6/

In November 2023, she publicly posted a private email from a pro-Ukrainian student in occupied Crimea, leading to the student’s arrest by Russian authorities. This incident led to criminal proceedings against her by Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) 7/

She received several awards, including the Oleksa Hirnyk Prize (2004) and the Borys Hrinchenko Prize (2008) 8/

Farion was a member of the right-wing Svoboda party and at some point served as a member of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) 9/

Ukrainian police, with the involvement of all top agencies, are actively hunting down the killer of Iryna Farion 10X

This is a better phrased argument about the potential Russian objectives

https://twitter.com/oxanashevel/status/1814480252237717574