Father and son servicemen arrested for killing police officer in Ukraine

"Ukrainian authorities have arrested a father and son, both active servicemen, in connection with the fatal shooting of a police officer in Vinnytsia Oblast, the National Police Chief Ivan Vyhivskyi reported. The criminals were detained with the force support of the KORD special forces. The attackers are two military men, father and son, 52 and 26 years old, natives of Vinnytsia Oblast. The policeman, who died in the line of duty while protecting his partner, who was attacked first, managed to make shots and wound the attacker. The circumstances of the incident and the motives for the crime are being established.

Police officers stopped a car with two men in it for inspection around 2 a.m. on April 20, in the Haisyn district of Vinnytsia Oblast. The attackers opened fire on the police. Ukrainian Armed Forces reported that the suspects were formerly part of the 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade and are currently serving in another military unit. Authorities also recovered the vehicle used in the attack and military-grade ammunition in Vinnytsia Oblast." UV