A shooting incident occurred in the Industrial District of Kharkiv, resulting in the arrest of a man who discharged a firearm near a residential building. Local police reported that the individual, under the influence of alcohol, fired several shots into the air outside an apartment complex on 92nd Brigade Street.
Authorities confirmed that no injuries were reported from the incident. The police apprehended the suspect at the scene and confiscated the weapon used in the shooting.
Further investigation revealed that the arrested individual is a soldier who had deserted his military unit. In response to the incident, law enforcement has initiated criminal proceedings under Article 296, Part 4 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which addresses hooliganism involving the use of weapons.
Investigators are currently working to determine the origin of the confiscated firearm and the circumstances surrounding its possession by the suspect.
A man was arrested in Kharkiv after firing a weapon near a residential area. The individual, a soldier who had deserted, faces charges of hooliganism.