Ukraine's Security Service colonel shot dead in Kyiv
Illustrative photo: An SBU colonel was killed in Kyiv, law enforcement opened a criminal case (ssu.gov.ua)
On July 10, a shooting took place in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district. A colonel of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) was killed.
Here's the detailed report.
SBU colonel was killed
Updated. RBC-Ukraine sources confirmed that the name of the killed colonel is Ivan Voronych.
As the SBU press service told RBC-Ukraine, law enforcement officers have already opened a criminal case over the murder of an SBU officer in Kyiv.
Law enforcement officers have already opened a criminal case over the murder of an SBU officer in Kyiv.
The Security Service and the National Police are taking measures to clarify all the circumstances of the crime and bring the perpetrators to justice.
The pre-trial investigation is ongoing under Article 348 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, member of a public formation for the protection of public order, and the state border or a military serviceman).
Police continue to work at the scene of the shooting.
The person involved in the crime is being identified. Measures are being taken to detain him, police say.
The police showed a video from the murder scene.
Shooting in Kyiv
Today at 10:32 a.m. (Kyiv time) there was a shooting in the Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv.
Arriving at the scene, law enforcement officers found the body of a man with a gunshot wound.
Investigative teams of the district and main police departments, criminal investigation officers, dog handlers, and other services began working at the scene.
On July 8, police reported a murder in the Desnianskyi district of Kyiv.
Law enforcement officers found out that an unknown person had approached a car parked on the street with a man inside, fired a weapon, and then fled. The victim died from the gunshot wound. The police opened a case of premeditated murder.
