Russian POW Reportedly Escapes in Kharkiv Oblast, Kills 5 Ukrainian Soldiers
Ukraine’s security service says Leonid Ryzhikov faces war crimes charges after investigators said he opened fire on unarmed brigade members.
- On Oct 15, the Security Service charged Russian soldier Leonid Ryzhikov with war crimes for killing five unarmed Ukrainian service members and a civilian in Kharkiv Oblast on Oct 13.
- Ryzhikov, a 36-year-old from Petersburg mobilized after serving eight years in prison, fled his Russian position near Starytsia on Oct 5-6 after coming under Ukrainian fire.
- Investigators allege Ryzhikov killed a 60-year-old civilian fishing near Mykhailivka on Oct 13, then entered a house in Momotove to shoot five unarmed Ukrainian service members who were not participating in combat.
- The SBU, National Police, and National Guard arrested Ryzhikov in Kharkiv's Saltivskyi district on Oct 14, recovering his AK-74. He faces life imprisonment under Article 438 of Ukraine's Criminal Code.
- This incident follows previous war crimes reports, including an Oct 25, 2025, case near Lyman Pershyi where a soldier allegedly killed six troops. Investigations into Ryzhikov's actions remain ongoing.
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Ukraine Accuses Captured Russian Soldier of Executing Five Unarmed Troops, Killing Civilian
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has charged a captured Russian soldier with killing five unarmed Ukrainian servicemen and a civilian, according to the Security Service of Ukraine on October 15.
Five Ukrainian soldiers have been shot near Kharkiv. A suspected Russian soldier has been arrested. Meanwhile, both sides continue to attack critical infrastructure.
A Russian soldier, a member of a reconnaissance group that had infiltrated a village in the Kharkiv region, was captured after killing 5 Ukrainian soldiers and possibly a civilian. The post Russian soldier arrested after killing 5 Ukrainian drone operators in Kharkiv appeared first on in.gr.
The Special Forces detained the suspect less than 24 hours in Kharkiv province, detained a Russian military suspect for the murder of five Ukrainian soldiers and a civilian man, reported by RBK-Ukraine with reference to the Office of the Procurator-General, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Security Service of Ukraine; the crime occurred on 13 October in Kharkiv district; the armed intruder entered a private house where soldiers of the 72…
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cedarnews.netRussia is attacking Ukrainian civilians all over the country. In the West, several people are killed by a fire triggered by a drone. In Kharkiv, soldiers are also shot in a residential building.
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