Police on the scene after pro-Russia ex-Ukraine MP shot dead near Madrid | AFP

Police attend the scene after the shooting of a US‑sanctioned Ukrainian ex‑MP and senior aide to the country's former pro‑Russian president Viktor Yanukovych near Madrid. The incident happened in the upmarket town of Pozuelo de Alarcon, where several people shot a man in the back and head as he prepared to climb into a vehicle, a Spanish police source has told AFP, confirming the deceased person to be Andriy Portnov.