A Ukrainian who attacked with a knife on people in Amsterdam was a deserter – the media

A citizen of Ukraine, suspected of an attack in Amsterdam in March this year, was a deserter who fought against the Russian Federation and then fled to Western Europe and decided to get there in prison.

Source: NIEUWSUUR Dutch Broadcaster Investigation Investigation Nospasses “European Truth”

Details: Roman D., Ukrainian, suspected of a knife attack on five people in Amsterdam in March this year, is a 30-year-old soldier who was in military service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He deserted during his vacation.

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Even before leaving Ukraine, he repeatedly expressed his desire to get to a European prison, as it turned out from Nieuksuur’s conversations with former Roman D. Prosecutor’s Office suspects a Ukrainian in attempted murder or murder with terrorist motivation.

In January, the army’s leadership allowed him a short -term vacation because he said he wanted to visit his mother in the Czech Republic. However, he never came; His mother says she did not talk to him since the Russian invasion. According to her, the Dutch police told her that her son had come to the Netherlands directly from Ukraine.

« He often said that he wanted to kill someone in Norway to get there in prison and live the rest of his life there, » says former man’s commander, Yuri Malyuta. Norway is known for humane regime in prisons.

« He studied the laws of different countries to understand how lifelong prison could be obtained. He has long shown the signs that something was wrong with his mental state, » he said.

The last time Malyuta was in contact with Roman D. in February. Then D. told him that he was in Poland and would not return to Ukraine.

After the attack, the police could not immediately identify the identity of D. because he had various documents. The Nieuwsuur investigation shows that these were fake documents of five comrades. They have already testified at the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine.

D.’s novel from Sartana in Donetsk region, which is now controlled by Russia. Because of this origin, it was suggested that an attack with a knife could be part of the Russian operation. European intelligence services warn that Russia wants to destabilize Western societies.

Former D.’s former brothers are skeptical of this theory. « The novel has been fighting against the Russians for years, it is hard to imagine that he could work on them, » says one of them. However, they cannot completely exclude the opportunity: « Maybe someone from his hometown may have contacted him, who now works for the Russians. »

Asked at the Netherlands prosecutor’s office, they were still looking at all versions.

Roman D. joined the ranks of the Ukrainian army in 2022. In 2019, he was appointed to the artillery unit of the 503rd Battalion, which, among other things, participated in the defense of the city of Coal, which was the arena of fierce battles and in the vicinity of Kherson.

In 2023, the novel suffered a serious traumatic brain injury from a grenade explosion. « He said he got a severe blow, often suffered from dizziness, » he said.

He was then transferred to an administrative position, where, according to the military, he became more and more isolated.

Colleagues describe it as a closed, provocative and changing. One calls him a hermit, the other says that he constantly changed his mind « and always wanted to argue. »

According to one of the soldiers, it was fascinated by Ilon Mask and Bitcoins. According to the other, D. became interested in the radical Islam: « He read the Qur’an and said a lot about Allah. But this is a novel, he quickly admires. »

Roman D. will first appear in court in early July.

We will remind, the attack happened on March 27 near the lady area in Amsterdam. A man with a knife attacked passers -by and wounded five. The attacker was stopped by a British tourist – he was able to press it to the ground and keep it before the arrival of the police.

Amsterdam mayor Awarded the British For his brave act and noted that he did not want to publicly reveal his name.