Russian serviceman detained over killing of Ukrainian troops in Kharkiv region

Investigators are also checking whether the detainee was involved in another killing.

A Russian serviceman suspected of killing members of a Ukrainian military brigade was detained in the Kharkiv region in less than a day. Investigators are checking his possible link to another killing.

Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine

Police officers at a crime scene in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region — Ukrainian law enforcement officers detained a suspect in the killing of service members. Illustrative photo. Photo: Glavo / Pixabay, Pixabay Content License

Service members of a brigade of Ukraine’s Armed Forces were killed in the Kharkiv region. A Russian serviceman suspected in the case was detained in less than a day.

Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ivan Vyhovskyi said police in the region deployed special forces, crime analysts, investigators and experts to search for the suspect. They were joined by members of the Military Law Enforcement Service, representatives of the Security Service of Ukraine and the prosecutor’s office, and members of the National Guard of Ukraine.

The minister said the suspect was armed, making his swift detention and preventing further casualties the main priorities.

In less than a day, the units searched dozens of square kilometres, including possible routes taken by the suspect and places where he might have been hiding.

Urgent investigative actions are under way to establish all the circumstances of the crime. Investigators are also checking whether the detainee was involved in another killing.

Translated from Ukrainian using artificial intelligence. Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine

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Russian serviceman detained over killing of Ukrainian troops in Kharkiv region

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