(RFE/RL)
Lviv, Ukraine; 29 November 2005 (RFE/RL) -- Reports from western Ukraine today say unidentified gunmen shot dead former Lviv Oblast Governor Stepan Senchuk.
Police say Senchuk was found dead, lying near his car in a village near Lviv.
Senchuk headed the Lviv regional administration from 1999 through 2001. Earlier this year, he joined the Our Ukraine People's Union, President Viktor Yushchenko's power base.
RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service reported that Senchuk had close ties with Petro Oliynyk, the current governor of the Lviv region.
(with local agencies)
Senchuk headed the Lviv regional administration from 1999 through 2001. Earlier this year, he joined the Our Ukraine People's Union, President Viktor Yushchenko's power base.
RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service reported that Senchuk had close ties with Petro Oliynyk, the current governor of the Lviv region.
(with local agencies)