Active duty serviceman killed in Kyiv car blast, case being investigated as terrorist attack

10:52, 27.06.2017 1 min read

As a result of the car bombing in Kyiv on Tuesday morning, an acting soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine of 1978 birth year has been killed; the law enforcers described the incident as a terrorist attack, Liaison Department Director of the Interior Ministry of Ukraine Artem Shevchenko has said.

"Since he is an active military, the prosecutor's office will determine the investigation of this criminal proceeding, which is now registered under Article 258 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, as a Terrorist Attack by the Investigation Department of the Main Police Department in Kyiv," Shevchenko told reporters, later clarifying that the killed man was a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine of 1978 birth year.