The Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor’s Office reported the death of a police officer in Vovchansk as a result of an attack by a Russian FPV drone on a police service vehicle conducting evacuation from the city, but later deleted this announcement.
Pravda Ukraine
Russian forces have attacked a police car evacuating residents of the city of Vovchansk (Kharkiv Oblast) with a First-Person View (FPV) drone, killing a police officer and injuring another.
Source: Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor’s Office on Telegram
Quote: “An enemy FPV drone hit the roof of a police car in Vovchansk around 11:00 on 22 May. At that time, the officers were carrying out evacuation activities. A police officer, 41, has been killed. A policeman, 27, has been injured.”
Details: The prosecutor’s office launched a pre-trial investigation into the incident under Article 438.2 (violation of the laws and customs of war, combined with premeditated murder) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Update: However, after some time, the message disappeared from the prosecutor’s office page. Ukrainska Pravda reached out for comment to the authority.
Dmytro Chubenko, a spokesperson for the Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor’s Office, stated that the announcement was deleted because an investigation into the circumstances of the incident is still ongoing.
“We initially received such information. Then there were a number of clarifications. It was deleted because the investigation into the circumstances of the incident is still ongoing,” Chubenko said.
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