Court selects preventive measure for suspect in murder of military personnel in Lviv.

According to ТСН: An investigation is ongoing in Lviv regarding the death of Territorial Center for Recruitment serviceman Yuriy Bondarenko. The court has elected a preventive measure of 60 days of detention for 30-year-old Hryhoriy Kidruk, who is suspected of murder.

During the court hearing, Kidruk claimed that during the document check he provided all necessary papers and called a lawyer, assuring that he does not remember the moment of the attack on the serviceman.

He also reported that he was sprayed with gas, and thereafter he remembers several people in uniform beating him, and then he found himself at home, trying to wash the tear gas off his face.

“A van arrived, the doors were opened. Immediately I got hit in the face. I was sprayed with a canister. The next thing I remember is that I was being beaten by four or three uniformed personnel. The police did nothing. The next thing I remember is opening the door at home, and then I am trying to wash the tear gas off my face. That is all I remember,” the suspect stated.

Kidruk confirmed that the knife found at the crime scene belongs to him but considers it a 'regular tool.' He also assured that he was not wanted by the Territorial Center for Recruitment.

When asked if he acknowledges that he struck the Territorial Center for Recruitment employee, Kidruk replied that 'apparently, that was the case,' although he 'cannot believe what happened.'

It is noted that on the evening of December 3, a serviceman of the Halytsko-Frankivsk RTCK and SP was fatally wounded in Lviv. According to the Office of the Attorney General, a 30-year-old local resident inflicted a stab wound on the serviceman during a document check and fled using a gas canister. The ATO veteran suffered critical damage to his femoral artery and was hospitalized but could not be saved.

The attacker was detained, and the probable instrument of the crime was seized from him. A criminal proceeding has been initiated for the fact of intentional grievous bodily harm resulting in the death of the victim.

Operational Command 'West' expressed concern about the growing aggression and crisis of trust from part of society towards servicemen.

On December 5, a farewell ceremony for the fallen 37-year-old serviceman was held in Lviv.

This case highlights the severity of violence faced by military personnel in the country and raises questions about public perception of their service. The situation has incited outrage, and the public will demand a proper investigation and justice for the deceased.