Five Ukrainian service members shot dead in Kharkiv Oblast; manhunt underway
An unknown assailant shot and killed five Ukrainian soldiers in Kharkiv Oblast on October 13, Head of the National Police communications department Viktoria Ponomariova told local news outlet hromadske.
An unknown gunman has opened fire on five military personnel in Kharkiv region, resulting in their deaths, according to a report by Interfax-Ukraine. The incident occurred on Tuesday, October 13, in the Kutuzivka village of the Kharkiv district, where the servicemen were reportedly recovering from rotations in frontline positions.
Liudmyla Prokopenko, head of the communications department at the Main Directorate of the National Police in Kharkiv region, confirmed the details to journalists, stating that the incident has been entered into the Unified Register of Pre-trial Investigations under Part 2 of Article 115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which pertains to premeditated murder. Police and specialized services are actively searching for the perpetrator.
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