A former top aide to Ukraine's ex-president Viktor Yanukovych, Andriy Portnov, was fatally shot in the affluent Madrid neighborhood of Pozuelo de Alarcón, according to a Reuters source.
Authorities received an alert about gunfire near the prestigious American School at 9:15 AM local time (12:15 PM Moscow time). Emergency responders confirmed that the 51-year-old Portnov was discovered dead at the scene by arriving officers, Reuters reported.