Career
He was later released with other Ukrainian prisoners of war. He was elected to the Verkhovna Rada during the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election. In parliament he joined the inter-factional group Ukrop.
He was later released with other Ukrainian prisoners of war. He was elected to the Verkhovna Rada during the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election. In parliament he joined the inter-factional group Ukrop.
He took part in the Euromaidan protests, where he was a sotnik (commander) of a group of defender of the Maidan (a sotnia) and became famous for his speech of 2014 February 21st when he issued a ultimatum to Yanukovich. Parasyuk as an independent candidate won a parliamentary seat by winning the electoral district of Yavoriv with 56.56% of the votes.
Later, he fought in the war in Donbass as a member of the Dnipro Battalion., where he was taken prisoner by the Donetsk People"s Republic forces during the battle of Ilovaisk.