The ministry gave few details of the death late on Sunday in the town of Novofyodorovka.
Major of the Ukrainian Army, 33-year-old Stanislav Karachevsky clashed with Russian servicemen. The Ukrainian officer together with his friend tried to escape but they were caught. A source at the Ukrainian Air Forces said that Russians took away Karachevsky’s body to conceal the murder.
The Russian side stated that the Russian servicemen used weapon in self-defense. Criminal case has already been launched on the fact.