The deputy mayor of Nikopol was killed in a car shooting

The police and the prosecutor’s office are already investigating the crime. A criminal case has been opened. Local media claim that the car belongs to Vitaliy Zhuravlev.

The police report that they have already identified the characteristics of the suspect in the murder of the deputy mayor of Nikopol. Collection and analysis of physical evidence continue and operational-search measures are being carried out to detain the suspect.

Nikopol is located close to the front line and is periodically shelled, but in this situation, it concerns criminal showdowns. Nikopol is an important industrial center, and the Dnipropetrovsk region itself has been one of the regions with one of the highest crime rates for many years, where many criminal groups operated. At the same time, many local officials were somehow involved in illegal activities or corruption.