The suspect in the murder of a military commissar in the Poltava region explained the reason for his actions in court

The suspect in the murder of a Territorial Recruitment Center employee in Pyriatyn, Poltava region, Vadim Kuzub, explained why he killed the victim.

At the court hearing regarding the measure of pretrial detention, Kuzub admitted his guilt and explained that he had helped his civil partner’s relative flee from the Territorial Recruitment Center employees. According to the suspect, he intended to scare the military personnel, but when that didn’t work, he shot. Kuzub said he had hoped that he had only wounded the soldier, not killed him.

Kuzub has been remanded in custody until April 1 without the right to bail.

Another suspect, Yevhenii Shcherbak, who fled from the Territorial Recruitment Center employees, is expected to have his pretrial detention measure selected after Kuzub’s case. He is suspected of obstructing the activities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

It is worth recalling that recently, at a gas station in Pyriatyn, Poltava region, a recruitment officer, who was transporting mobilized individuals to their unit, was shot and killed.

MP Maryana Bezuhla commented on the shooting of the recruitment officer in Poltava region, calling it “a consequence of the actions of the Territorial Recruitment Center employees.”