Prosecutors of the Specialized Prosecutor's Office in the field of defense of the Eastern region proved the guilt of a National Guard soldier who opened fire on his comrades while on duty in Dnipro.

On the night of January 27, 2022, a conscript soldier, while on guard duty protecting the territory of a state enterprise of the defense-industrial complex in Dnipro, stole a weapon and opened fire.

As a result, four servicemen and an employee of the enterprise were killed, and five others were injured of varying degrees of severity.
After the act, he fled with the weapon and military property but was apprehended by law enforcement officers.

The Supreme Court upheld the sentence of the previous courts, which sentenced the serviceman to life imprisonment.

He was convicted of: intentional murder and attempted murder of several persons, theft of weapons, desertion, as well as violations of statutory rules of relations and guard duty, illegal handling of weapons (Part 3 of Article 406, paragraphs 1, 8, 9 of Part 2 of Article 115, Part 2 of Article 15, paragraphs 1, 8, 9 of Part 2 of Article 115, Part 3 of Article 410, Part 3 of Article 408, Part 2 of Article 418, Part 1 of Article 263 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).