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On Sunday Night, 6 April 2014, the Ukrainian defense ministry announced the shooting death of a Ukrainian naval officer in the village of Novofedorivka. The incident which took place outside the [[Novofedorivka (air base)]] in the military dormitory building occupied by Ukrainian servicemen and their families awaiting relocation to mainland Ukraine. While Ukrainian Navy major [[Stansilav Karachevsky]] of the military unit No. 1100 was preparing his belongings in preparation to leave Crimea an altercation between him and several soldiers on both sides broke out. The scuffle escalated to where Russian [[Spetnaz]] Sergeant Ye S. |
On Sunday Night, 6 April 2014, the Ukrainian defense ministry announced the shooting death of a Ukrainian naval officer in the village of Novofedorivka. The incident which took place outside the [[Novofedorivka (air base)]] in the military dormitory building occupied by Ukrainian servicemen and their families awaiting relocation to mainland Ukraine. While Ukrainian Navy major [[Stansilav Karachevsky]] of the military unit No. 1100 was preparing his belongings in preparation to leave Crimea an altercation between him and several soldiers on both sides broke out. The scuffle escalated to where Russian [[Spetnaz]] Sergeant [[Ye S. Zaitsevv]] shot the major who was unarmed, in the head twice at point blank range with an AK-47 assault rifle on the 5th floor of the dormitory building where Russian soldiers were evacuating the troops. He was pronounced dead immediately. A second Ukrainian personnel identified as Captain [[Artem Ermolenko]] was beaten and abducted by Russian soldiers. However Russian sources confirmed the death of a Ukrainian major perpetrated by one of its sergeants but said it was a drunken incident where a group of Ukrainian soldiers on their way to the dormitory building encountered Russian soldiers manning a checkpoint to the Air Base where they were previously stationed. After the incident the major's body was reportedly taken by Russian troops.<ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/07/ukraine-officer-shot-dead-russian-soldier-crimea Ukrainian officer shot dead by Russian soldier in Crimea]. [[Time]]. April 8, 2014</ref><ref>[http://www.ukrinform.ua/ukr/news/zrobleno_v_kremli_falshivka_pro_te_shcho_ubitiy_ukraiinskiy_ofitser_pyanim_napav_na_rosiyan_1926303 Made in the Kremlin: fake about that the killed Ukrainian officer while drunk attacked Russians]. [[Ukrinform]]. April 7, 2014</ref><ref>[http://www.ukrinform.ua/ukr/news/zrobleno_v_kremli_falshivka_pro_te_shcho_ubitiy_ukraiinskiy_ofitser_pyanim_napav_na_rosiyan_1926303]</ref> |
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Revision as of 07:20, 10 April 2014
On Sunday Night, 6 April 2014, the Ukrainian defense ministry announced the shooting death of a Ukrainian naval officer in the village of Novofedorivka. The incident which took place outside the Novofedorivka (air base) in the military dormitory building occupied by Ukrainian servicemen and their families awaiting relocation to mainland Ukraine. While Ukrainian Navy major Stansilav Karachevsky of the military unit No. 1100 was preparing his belongings in preparation to leave Crimea an altercation between him and several soldiers on both sides broke out. The scuffle escalated to where Russian Spetnaz Sergeant Ye S. Zaitsevv shot the major who was unarmed, in the head twice at point blank range with an AK-47 assault rifle on the 5th floor of the dormitory building where Russian soldiers were evacuating the troops. He was pronounced dead immediately. A second Ukrainian personnel identified as Captain Artem Ermolenko was beaten and abducted by Russian soldiers. However Russian sources confirmed the death of a Ukrainian major perpetrated by one of its sergeants but said it was a drunken incident where a group of Ukrainian soldiers on their way to the dormitory building encountered Russian soldiers manning a checkpoint to the Air Base where they were previously stationed. After the incident the major's body was reportedly taken by Russian troops.[1][2][3]