The Security Service, the National Police and the National Guard of Ukraine tracked down and arrested the man who shot dead five Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen in the Kharkiv region. The attacker was apprehended in hot pursuit within 24 hours of the crime being committed.

The perpetrator is a 36-year-old russian soldier from St Petersburg, a serviceman of the 1009th motorised rifle regiment of the russian armed forces. He had previously been convicted in russia for committing a crime.

According to the investigation, the incident took place on 13 October. The man opened fire on servicemen of the Ukrainian Defence Forces who were inside a residential building. All five died as a result of their injuries.

Urgent investigative measures are carried out to establish all the circumstances of the crime.

Further pre-trial investigation in the criminal proceedings will be conducted by investigators of the Security Service of Ukraine.

The proceedings are taking place under the procedural supervision of the Kharkiv Region Prosecutor’s Office.