Suspect Indicated in Theft from Store Damaged by Shelling in Kharkiv Region
According to police, the suspect entered the store in Artemivka through a damaged window. The owner reportedly suffered losses of almost 30,000 hryvnias. The 36-year-old resident of the Kyiv region is suspected in the case.
The police of the Kharkiv region have reported that a 36-year-old resident of the Kyiv region is suspected of theft from a store in the village of Artemivka, in the Pechenyzh community of the Chuhuyiv district. The store had been damaged due to Russian shelling.
According to police, after the shelling, the broken window was covered with a wooden board. Law enforcement officials believe that the suspect used the damaged window to enter the store. Upon receiving a report of the theft, a investigative group from the Chuhuyiv Department of Internal Affairs arrived at the scene.
The incident occurred on September 18. Almost 50 bottles of alcohol and 120 packs of cigarettes were stolen from the store, as well as towels, socks, LED lamps, and wireless headphones. The owner's losses were estimated at almost 30,000 hryvnias.
Investigators have classified the suspect's actions as theft during martial law, according to Article 4 of Section 185 of the Ukrainian Criminal Code. The man faces imprisonment for a term of five to eight years.