Official MFA position
The press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine published an official statement clarifying the circumstances of the incident that took place on 5 November at a hotel in the city of Trenčín. The ministry emphasised that the Ukrainian citizens involved in this case are not military personnel.
“Two of them were in Slovakia on an official business trip and are not members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. We ask you not to spread unverified information,” the MFA stated.
As confirmed by the ministry, one Ukrainian citizen died as a result of sustained stab wounds.
Reaction to foreign media reports
The appearance of false data in the media space is linked to articles by the Slovak publication Nový Čas and the Czech resource Novinky. These sources had previously reported that the hotel conflict was caused by two soldiers from a Ukrainian aviation unit who were allegedly undergoing training on Slovak territory. However, these claims were refuted by official Ukrainian representatives.
Comment from Air Force representative
Earlier, Yuriy Ignat, a representative of the Air Force of Ukraine, also denied military involvement in the incident. According to him, Ukrainian Air Force personnel are not undergoing training in Slovakia, and there is no other Ukrainian aviation staff present there either.
At the same time, Ignat clarified that Ukrainian military personnel are indeed undergoing training in other countries, but not on Slovak territory.
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