Left his unit without permission and committed robbery: a serviceman was convicted in Mykolaiv

In Mykolaiv the court handed down a verdict to a 26-year-old previously convicted resident of Zaporizhzhia, who was accused of a violent robbery attack on a hostel worker. At the time of the offense the man was a serviceman who had deserted his military unit. On May 6, 2026, the press service of the Central District Court of the city of Mykolaiv reported this.

The case was heard by the Central District Court of the city of Mykolaiv presided over by Judge Pavlo Charychanskyi. The defendant’s actions were qualified under part 4 of Article 187 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

The court found that on the evening of April 15, 2025 the man was staying in one of the hostels in Mykolaiv. He entered the administrator’s office and, threatening with a kitchen knife, began demanding money. The worker’s screams were heard by a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), who was temporarily staying in that hostel. He knocked the knife out of the attacker’s hand. After that, together with two other servicemen, the man was detained on the spot and handed over to police officers. During the trial the defendant fully admitted his guilt and expressed remorse.

As a result of the hearing the court found the man guilty and sentenced him to 8 years imprisonment with confiscation of property.

Previously we wrote:

• Robbery attacks on Mykolaiv residents: law enforcement detained criminal brothers from Odesa
• A robber in the Mykolaiv region risked 15 years in prison for 600 hryvnias
• In the Mykolaiv region, a robber broke into the home of an 81-year-old woman: he beat, strangled, and demanded money
• A Mykolaiv resident was subjected to months of threats: they demanded $5,000 and took his car
• Knife instead of a passport: a hostel client in Mykolaiv decided “to settle up” in his own way