A Ukrainian citizen was killed in Trenčín, and the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry denies the involvement of Ukrainian armed forces.
On the night of November 5, a conflict involving the use of firearms occurred in a hotel in the Slovakian city of Trencin, resulting in the death of a 53-year-old Ukrainian citizen. Another Ukrainian citizen is being investigated for the murder, and a third is being sought. The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that all participants in the event are civilians, and information about the involvement of military pilots has been refuted by the Ukrainian Air Force.
On the night of November 5, a tragic incident occurred in one of the hotels in the city of Trencin, in Slovakia, resulting in the death of a Ukrainian citizen.
According to Slovak police, the 53-year-old man sustained two stab and laceration wounds to the chest and abdomen and died from acute internal bleeding during transport to the hospital. The police have detained another Ukrainian citizen on suspicion of committing the crime. Another Ukrainian citizen who was present at the scene is currently at large. The criminal police of Trenčín have opened an investigation into the case of intentional homicide.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that all participants in the conflict are civilians, and two of them were in Slovakia on a business trip. The Ministry called for the dissemination of false information regarding the involvement of military personnel from the Armed Forces. Spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force, Yuriy Ighnat, also refuted reports from several Slovakian media outlets about a supposed fight between Ukrainian military pilots.
The Ukrainian embassy in Slovakia has already established contact with the deceased's wife to arrange the repatriation of the body and its burial. The case is under special control of the Ukrainian diplomatic mission.