Ukrainian serviceman fatally stabbed in Slovakia, fellow soldier detained - media
A 53-year-old Ukrainian serviceman died after reportedly being stabbed by a fellow soldier during an altercation at a hotel in Trenčín, Slovakia, local media reported on November 5.
According to Slovak weekly PLUS 7 DNÍ, cited by Nový Čas and Czech news outlet Novinky, the incident involved two Ukrainian servicemen, both aged 53, who were reportedly undergoing aviation-related training in Slovakia.
One of the men allegedly attacked his colleague with a knife, causing serious injuries.
Emergency responders managed to resuscitate the injured serviceman at the scene, but he died while being transported to hospital, Nový Čas reported.
Slovak police detained one suspect.
Petra Klenková, a spokesperson for the Trenčín regional police, confirmed that officers had responded to the incident and detained a suspect.
"The case has been taken over by an investigator from the criminal police department of the Regional Police Directorate in Trenčín," she said.
Klenková added that investigators were conducting the necessary procedures to establish what happened and could not provide further details while the investigation was ongoing.
The two men were reportedly members of a Ukrainian aviation unit receiving training in Trenčín, which is home to aircraft maintenance facilities.
The circumstances and motive behind the confrontation remain unknown.
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