# Ukraine detains Russian soldier after five Ukrainian troops are shot dead in Kharkiv region

https://mins.news/en/item/100401

- Meduza, 2026-10-14 20:39 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/14/ukraine-detains-russian-soldier-after-five-ukrainian-troops-shot-dead-in-kharkiv-region

> Five soldiers from Ukraine’s 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade were shot dead on October 13 in the village of Kutuzivka, Kharkiv region. Ukraine’s military law enforcement service said a man in civilian clothes with an automatic weapon opened fire; his motive is unknown. Ukrainian authorities are examining several explanations and have not ruled out Russian soldiers’ involvement. The Security Service of Ukraine later confirmed the attacker was detained. He is a 36-year-old Russian soldier from St. Petersburg who was previously convicted in Russia. The agency did not say whether he was a prisoner of war.

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