{"id":15819,"date":"2024-08-04T16:02:15","date_gmt":"2024-08-04T13:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/ukrainian-national-guard-soldiers-implicated-in-cryptocurrency-related-murder-in-kyiv\/"},"modified":"2024-08-04T16:02:15","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T13:02:15","slug":"ukrainian-national-guard-soldiers-implicated-in-cryptocurrency-related-murder-in-kyiv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/ukrainian-national-guard-soldiers-implicated-in-cryptocurrency-related-murder-in-kyiv\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian National Guard Soldiers Implicated in Cryptocurrency-Related Murder in Kyiv"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A foreign national, murdered in Kyiv over digital assets, was allegedly kidnapped by members of Ukraine&#8217;s National Guard. This was reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/stranaua\/164420\">Strana<\/a>, citing sources within law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>According to these sources, one of the soldiers proposed a cryptocurrency transaction to the victim. He then allegedly informed three fellow servicemen that the foreigner had assaulted his underage relative and sought their assistance in punishing him.<\/p>\n<p>The publication noted that the crime&#8217;s organizer did not disclose his intentions to rob and kill the victim to his accomplices.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\n<cite>&#8220;The servicemen helped organize the man&#8217;s abduction, while the crime&#8217;s organizer dealt with the Moroccan,&#8221; the media reported.<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>After the murder, the organizer asked his fellow servicemen to help conceal the body, the source added.<\/p>\n<p>In late July, it became known that Kyiv police were investigating the kidnapping and murder of a foreign national with the aim of seizing his cryptocurrency worth approximately 7 million hryvnias (over $170,000).<\/p>\n<p>According to case materials, four perpetrators kidnapped a 29-year-old man and forced him to transfer bitcoins to their crypto wallet, after which they strangled him. The accomplices then changed license plates, transported the body to a forest, and buried it, while cashing out the stolen assets.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation established that the crime was meticulously planned, with the substantial amount in bitcoins serving as the motive. All suspects were apprehended, and money, a vehicle, and other physical evidence were seized from them. They face life imprisonment.<\/p>\n<p>In April, a court in Phuket (Thailand) <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/phuket-court-sentences-russians-for-cryptocurrency-kidnapping\">sentenced<\/a> five Russians to prison terms for kidnapping a Belarusian couple to extort 31 million baht (about $845,700) in cryptocurrency.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A foreign national, murdered in Kyiv over digital assets, was allegedly kidnapped by members of Ukraine&#8217;s National Guard. This was reported by Strana, citing sources within law enforcement. According to these sources, one of the soldiers proposed a cryptocurrency transaction to the victim. 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