The Vinnytsia Specialized Prosecutor's Office for the Defense of the Southern Region is checking the involvement of two servicemen in the shooting of police officers on the night of April 20.
Updated at 19:48.
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According to the prosecutor's office, on April 20, at about 01:40, near the village of Yalanets, Bershad OTG, Gaisinsky district, Vinnytsia region, officers from the response sector of the Patrol Police of Police Department No. 1 of the Gaysinsky District Administration stopped a car in which there were two men.
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During the inspection, the passengers in the car used firearms.One police officer — 20-year-old inspector Maxim Zaretsky — died, and his partner was wounded.
Law enforcement officers seized material evidence at the scene of the crime, the involvement in the murder of two servicemen is being verified.
A car suspected of attacking police was found in the Vinnytsia region. The attackers themselves continue to be sought, said the head of the Vinnytsia Specialized Prosecutor's Office in the field of defense, Alexey Rykhlyuk.
— A vehicle in which the suspects were traveling was found in the Vinnytsia region. Also at that place they found certain ammunition that belongs to military property, — he noted on air of the telethon.
The case is being investigated on the basis of an attack on the life of a law enforcement officer (Article 348 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
Alexey Rykhlyuk confirmed that the attackers were servicemen of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
At the same time, some media reported that supposedly we are talking about a father and son who serve in the 28th mechanized brigade.
However, the Defense Forces deny this and say that the persons suspected of committing the crime have not been related to the 28th Mechanized Infantry Brigade for more than a year. Knights of the Winter March.
— The command of the troops of the operational command South contributes as much as possible to law enforcement agencies in the search and detention of persons suspected of committing a crime, — the message says.
Previously, video from surveillance cameras also appeared online, which may show possible criminals.
Reaction of the Ukrainian Ground Forces
The command of the Ground Forces stated that the video that is being distributed in the media shows servicemen from one of the military units.
They also promised maximum assistance in a comprehensive and impartial investigation into the murder of a policeman in the Vinnytsia region.
