Killing of 5 AFU soldiers in Kharkiv region: investigators checking if attacker was linked to Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group – Prosecutor General’s Office
In the Kharkiv district, an unknown assailant shot and killed five Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers. Law enforcement officials are working to identify the assailant and are searching for him.
This was reported by Censor.NET, citing the press office of the Prosecutor General's Office.
Details of the tragedy
According to the investigation, the incident occurred on October 13. A man opened fire on military personnel who were inside a residential building. All five died from their injuries.
On October 14, under the procedural supervision of the Kharkiv District Prosecutor’s Office of Kharkiv Oblast, a pretrial investigation was launched into the intentional murder of two or more persons (Article 115, Part 2, Paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
Urgent investigative and search operations are currently underway to identify the attacker, determine his whereabouts, and establish all the circumstances of the crime.
The Investigation's Theories
Investigators are examining several possible scenarios. In particular, they are determining whether the attacker could have been affiliated with a sabotage and reconnaissance unit of the Russian Armed Forces.
The pretrial investigation is ongoing.
What led up to this?
It was previously reported that an unknown assailant shot five Ukrainian soldiers in the Kharkiv region: police are searching for the attacker.
