A Ukrainian military serviceman, Vitaliy Markiv, detained in Italy on suspicion of killing an Italian photojournalist is acting deputy platoon commander in the battalion of the National Guard of Ukraine named after General Serhiy Kulchytsky, member of the Petro Poroshenko Bloc faction and coordinator of the Kulchytsky battalion Andriy Antonischak has said.
“I want to clarify. He was not in the Kulchytsky battalion, he serves in the Kulchitsky battalion as deputy platoon commander. As for Markiv’s detention, it’s illegal,” the lawmaker said on 112.ua TV channel on Saturday.
