One soldier has died and another seriously injured after a car drove into a military checkpoint in Kyiv.
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According to police, the incident occurred just after midnight on July 25 in the Sviatoshynskyi district of the capital, five minutes after the city’s curfew came into force.
One 49-year-old National Guard soldier died from his injuries at the scene and his 26-year-old colleague was hospitalized in serious condition with various injuries.
Police said a driver born in 2000 was detained at the scene.
CCTV of the incident shows a car driving at speed before ploughing into the checkpoint.
The prosecutor's office opened a criminal case under Part 2 of Art. 286 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (Violation of the rules of road safety or operation of transport by a person who caused the death of the victim or serious bodily harm).
The driver faces up to 8 years in prison.
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