Kharkiv resident Dmytro Mykhailenko, who may be an accomplice of Maksym Kryvosh, who seized a bus with hostages in Lutsk on July 21, was released from custody after posting a bail.
“The bail has been posted. He is at large,” Mykhailenko’s lawyer Andriy Kostiany told the Interfax-Ukraine correspondent on July 27.
As reported, on July 24, Ordzhonikidze District Court of Kharkiv chose a measure of restraint in the form of detention for Dmytro Mykhailenko, in the form of detention with the possibility of posting a bail in the amount of Hr 175,760.
Mykhailenko was detained in the early hours of July 22. The weapons and ammunition found at his home (three pistols, six grenades, 67 cartridges of 7.62 caliber, 33 cartridges of 7.65 caliber, 122 cartridges of 12/70 caliber, Cobalt gun) were withdrawn and sent for examination. Mykhailenko was announced suspicion under Part 1 of Article 263 (illegal handling of weapons and ammunition) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
According to the investigation, Mykhailenko had sent a parcel to Kryvosh a few days before he took hostages, and the grenade seized from Kryvosh was similar to those seized during the search from Mykhailenko.
Lawyer Kostiany, in turn, said that the parcel sent to his client contained three old collectible coins, not weapons. Mykhailenko denies that he illegally sold weapons and ammunition, but pleads guilty to illegal possession. He also said that he was not an accomplice of the “Lutsk terrorist”.
As reported, on July 21 in Lutsk, 13 people who were on a regular bus were taken hostage. After more than 12 hours of negotiations with Maksym Kryvosh, the hostages were released. Kryvosh was detained. On the same day, law enforcement officials reported on a possible accomplice of “Lutsk terrorist” in Kharkiv.
