In the Kirovohrad region, an instructor beat a cadet with a rifle butt at a training ground

In the Kirovohrad region, a serviceman was beaten directly at a training ground.

This was reported by the State Bureau of Investigation of Ukraine.

“On September 17, 2024, during a firearms training session, a conflict arose between an instructor and one of the trainees. As a result of the dispute, the instructor beat the serviceman with the butt of a rifle. The trainee was hospitalized with bodily injuries. The next day, investigators from the Bureau initiated proceedings under Part 5 of Article 426-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (regarding the abuse of power or official authority by a military official),” stated the publication by the State Bureau of Investigation of Ukraine.

A pre-trial investigation of the incident is ongoing. The procedural leadership is being carried out by the Kropyvnytskyi Specialized Prosecutor’s Office in the field of defense of the Southern region.

Earlier, a video appeared online showing an officer of the Ukrainian Armed Forces kicking a soldier in the Zhytomyr region.

Soon after, the beaten soldier recorded a video message in which he claimed that what happened was a joke and that the officer simply wanted to demonstrate a physical technique on someone.