Despite the contrasting opinions surrounding her life’s work and sometimes contentious public statements, the assassination of linguist and former right-wing lawmaker Iryna Farion on July 19 came as a shock to Ukrainians. Sixty-year-old Farion was shot in the head by an unknown assailant outside of her home in the western city of Lviv in what many now believe to be a politically-motivated killing. While commenting on the incident President Volodymyr Zelensky said on July 20 that all potential motivations behind the murder are currently being investigated and that includes “the one leading to R…