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UkrainePublished: 19 October 2026 at 16:31

Man suspected of killing a military recruitment officer in Kharkiv is remanded in custody

A court in Kharkiv has ordered a 50-year-old man held in custody without the option of bail. He is suspected of killing a TCC serviceman and wounding the man's colleague on 25 June.

Foto: Ukrainska Pravda

A court in Kharkiv, Ukraine, has remanded a 50-year-old man in custody on suspicion of killing a serviceman of the TCC. The TCCs are Ukraine's territorial recruitment centres, which handle military mobilisation and conscription records.

According to the report, the court ruled that the suspect be held without the right to post bail, so he stays in detention while the case proceeds. He is suspected not only of killing the TCC serviceman but also of wounding the victim's colleague. The attack took place on 25 June.

The source gives no further details about the circumstances of the incident, the suspect's identity or the exact legal charges. It also does not say when a trial might begin.

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