SBU charges Russian soldier Leonid Ryzhikov with shooting five unarmed Ukrainian soldiers and a civilian
Place: Kharkiv regionRegion: Kharkiv and Kharkiv regionautomatic summary
Where the versions diverge
The Ukrainian version naming a Russian soldier contradicts RIA Novosti's claim on 14 October that the gunman was a mobilised Ukrainian; Russian sources did not comment on the case on 15 October.
What Russia reports
no reports found
What Ukraine reports
automatic summary The SBU and the Kharkiv regional prosecutor's office charged 36-year-old St Petersburg resident Leonid Ryzhikov ("Yula"), who served in the 2nd Battalion of the 1009th Motor Rifle Regiment: investigators say that on 13 October he shot five unarmed Ukrainian soldiers and one civilian; according to the SBU, he was mobilised into the Russian army at the end of July.
“Йдеться про 36-річного громадянина РФ, мешканця Санкт Петербурга Леоніда Рижикова.”
- Російському солдату, який розстріляв п’ятьох військових ЗСУ та цивільного, повідомили про підозру — Ukrainska Pravda, 15 October, 18:39
- СБУ розкрила деталі вбивства військових на Харківщині — RBC-Ukraine, 15 October, 18:50
What independent sources report
automatic summary Kyiv Independent writes that the suspect has been charged with war crimes and faces life imprisonment.
“has been charged with war crimes, Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) reported on Oct. 15”
- Russian soldier faces life in prison over alleged killing of 5 Ukrainian troops, civilian in Kharkiv Oblast — Kyiv Independent, 15 October, 19:47
Confirmation
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