Soldiers opened fire at car at checkpoint near Shchastia, - ATO Staff

At the checkpoint near the town of Shchastia in the Luhansk region, the Ukrainian servicemen fired at a VAZ 2115 car as the driver tried to cross the checkpoint without passing the ID control.

Censor.NET reports citing the press center of the anti-terrorist operation (ATO).

As reported, the driver hit the sergeant and dragged him on the hood of the car for about five meters. The sergeant fell from the hood and fired a warning shot. After the car continued to move, the servicemen used weapons.

The driver, a resident of Shchastia town, was not injured. The sergeant suffered minor injury: a lacerated wound of left thumb.

After the National Police arrived at the scene, the officers established that the driver was in a state of alcoholic intoxication.