Russian Suspected of Killing Five Ukrainian Service Members Remanded in Custody...

A court remanded a Russian man suspected of killing five Ukrainian service members in custody for 60 days without the right to post bail

He faces up to life imprisonment.

Leonid Ryzhikov told the judge that he had no property he could put up as bail if bail were set, Suspilne reports.

🔵The St. Petersburg native is suspected of killing five service members from the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ 72nd Brigade and a civilian in the Kharkiv district. He was detained in Kharkiv on October 14.

🔵It was previously reported that Ryzhikov served in the 2nd Battalion of the 1009th Motor Rifle Regiment of the 68th Motor Rifle Division of the Russian Armed Forces’ 6th Combined Arms Army and used the call sign “Yula.” According to the Security Service of Ukraine, he was mobilized in late July 2026 after serving eight years in prison for intentionally causing grievous bodily harm and theft.

🔵According to the Security Service of Ukraine, Ryzhikov came under fire from the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the village of Starytsia in the Chuhuiv district. Armed with an AK-74 assault rifle, he fled and headed toward Kharkiv, allegedly committing the crimes along the way, according to investigators.

Photo: Suspilne

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