Azerbaijani young man shot dead in Ukraine

An Azerbaijani young man was shot dead in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, Report's Eastern Europe bureau says.

Eldar Ramazan Mahmudov, 35 years old, was shot dead by Ukrainian servicemen while crossing a checkpoint at the entrance to the city.

Thus, returning after delivering humanitarian aid to the Ukrainian military, as local volunteers, the young Azerbaijani man’s car came under fire while driving at high speed through a military fortified checkpoint. As a result, Mahmudov died on the spot. The two Ukrainian servicemen, who shot him, were immediately detained by a decision of the city military prosecutor's office and charged.

Eldar Mahmudov was a citizen of Ukraine.