Ex-ambassador Of Ukraine In Belarus About Intelligence Colonel’s Murder And Sharamet's Case: "Pattern Is Similar"

The investigation into the Belarusian journalist’s case can result in identifying the perpetrators of today colonel’s murder.

Valentin Nalyvaichenko, a former Ukrainian ambassador to Belarus, is convinced that the investigation into Belarusian journalist Pavel Sharamet’s case can help to solve today’s murder of the colonel of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Maxim Shapoval, who died in the result of his car’s explosion in Kiev this morning, Svaboda reports.

"Until at least one resonant crime is solved, Ukrainians will not feel safe. The investigation of Pavel Sharamet's case may result in identifying this crime’s perpetrators. The pattern is similar," – Valentin Nalyvaichenko told journalists today.

Ukrainian journalist Yuri Butusov is convinced that that there is a Russian trace in today's murder, as well as in the murder of Pavel Sharamet.

"There is no doubt that he died as a result of a terrorist attack by Russian special services. The killers’ pattern is similar to the one of journalist Pavel Sharamet’s assassination in Kiev, and to the assassination of the deputy head of the counterintelligence department of the Donetsk Region Security Service Alexander Kharaberyush in Mariupol (it happened on March 31)," – Yury Butusov said.

Ukrainian media also draw attention to the fact that Maxim Shapoval headed the security of former State Duma deputy Denis Voronenkov, who was shot dead in Kiev on March 23. "In this case, there is such information, but I believe it's too early to disclose it. There is no doubt that the Directorate of Intelligence dealt with Voronenkov’s security, and, accordingly, as the head of the special forces of the Ministry of Defense, he was also involved in this process," – an adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine said on the air of one of the Ukrainian TV channels.

We remind that the head of special forces of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Maxim Shapoval died this morning in a car explosion.