Police have detained two soldiers who fled their unit armed and killed two people in Kharkiv region. PHOTOS
In the Kharkiv region, law enforcement officers have arrested suspects in the murder of two men in a village.
According to Censor.NET, this information has been provided by the Kharkiv Regional Police.
Circumstances of the crime
According to the investigation, on 29 January in the village of Husyna Polyana, two men who had left their military unit without permission and taken weapons with them were in a house together with the 41-year-old owner and a 26-year-old local resident.
A dispute arose between them whilst they were drinking alcohol together.
Double murder
According to the investigation, the 38-year-old suspect opened fire with a Kalashnikov assault rifle and shot the 26-year-old man several times, killing him instantly.
He then went into another room and shot the 41-year-old homeowner in the head. The victim also died from his injuries.
To conceal the crime, the suspects wrapped the bodies of the victims in plastic sheeting and blankets.
They then moved them to an uninhabited building on the property and fled.
Arrest
On 8 March, law enforcement officers tracked down and arrested the men in the town of Korosten in Zhytomyr Oblast, where they were in hiding.
During searches, an automatic rifle, an assault rifle and ammunition were seized from them.
Following the arrest, the bodies of the victims were also discovered.
On 26 March, the two men were charged under Part 2 of Article 115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – intentional murder.
They face up to 15 years’ imprisonment or life imprisonment.
