Head of the electrification department at Ukrzaliznytsya Valeriy Lidmirskiy was kidnapped in Kyiv late Monday, July 18, according to the TSN news service.
The incident took place at about 21:00 Kyiv time near the official`s home on Kudryashova street in the capital`s Solomenskiy district, TSN reported from the scene.
Valeriy Lidmirsky is reported to have gone for a walk with his dog.
As he was returning home, he was confronted by the attackers who killed the dog, and used a stun-gun against Lidmirskiy. The unidentified perpetrators then took the Ukraine Railways` manager to an unknown location.
The investigation is under way.
Ukraine`s Minister of Infrastructure Volodymyr Omelyan has said he hopes ”that law enforcement agencies quickly ascertain” the official`s whereabouts and ”return him home safely”.
”At the same time, I am more and more worried about the situation at Ukrainian Railways,” Omelyan wrote on Facebook. ”I plan on having a serious discussion with Wojtek Balczun regarding the real state of things at the company, its HR policy and the plans for reforming Ukrainian Railways.”
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