Viacheslav Zinchenko is appealing the decision of Lviv’s Shevchenkivskyi District Court, which found him guilty of the murder of the prominent linguist Iryna Farion.
The appeal was filed with the court on 3 November, Suspilne reports.
On 1 October, a panel of judges found Zinchenko guilty of the linguist’s murder. The defendant did not admit guilt.
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Under the law, the defence had 30 days from the date the verdict was delivered to file an appeal.
What is known about the murder of Iryna Farion?
- Iryna Farion was shot dead on 19 July 2024 near her home in Lviv. She was taken to hospital, but died in hospital a few hours later. On 21 July, law enforcement released photographs of a man wanted in connection with the case.
- Police detained 18-year-old Viacheslav Zinchenko, a student at the Dnipro State University of Internal Affairs.
- Zinchenko arrived in Lviv by train. Before the murder, investigators say, he changed clothes and tried to disguise himself.
- The court ordered him held in custody without the right to post bail.
- On 1 October 2026, the court handed down its verdict against Zinchenko — life imprisonment.