In Odesa, while verifying papers, an unidentified individual assaulted a member of the Central Military Commissariat, utilizing gas and inflicting a blade injury. The injured party was admitted to a medical facility; his state is steady.
In Odessa, during the process of examining military identification, an unknown assailant targeted a service member of the Regional Recruitment Center – deployed irritant spray and caused a stabbing injury, then vanished from the area; the casualty is hospitalized, his state is stable. This information comes from the Odessa Regional Center for Recruitment and Social Support, UNN reports.
On the evening of February 4 in the city of Odesa, near Mechnikova Street, while conducting security measures by a consolidated group composed of personnel from the Center for Recruitment and Social Support and the National Police of Ukraine, a citizen was lawfully asked to show his military credentials. In response, the subject resorted to tear gas and stabbed one of the service members, subsequently fleeing the scene.
– the statement indicates.
The service member was swiftly transported to a clinical institution for immediate medical assistance. Presently, he is under healthcare supervision and his condition is considered stable.
Relevant authorities have been alerted regarding the aggression. High-priority investigative and search actions are being carried out to identify the perpetrator and prosecute him.
The Odessa Regional Center for Recruitment and Social Support emphasizes: deliberate acts of violence against military personnel while they are carrying out their designated tasks is a grave infraction and falls under the purview of offenses detailed specifically in Articles 114-1 and 348 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which stipulate substantial criminal consequences.
We implore citizens to fully adhere to legal stipulations and to refrain from any illicit activities directed at representatives of the Ukrainian security and defense forces. Aggressions against service members pose a direct hazard to communal well-being and the state’s defensive capabilities, and will incur unavoidable legal repercussions.
– as expressed by the Odessa Regional Center for Recruitment and Social Support.