Police open case against Poltava coach who humiliated veteran (video)

This was reported by the press service of the police in Poltava region.

While monitoring social networks, Poltava police officers found several videos in which a local resident verbally insults and humiliates the Ukrainian military, who were in uniform performing their duties in the regional centre," the report said.

Opened criminal proceedings on qualifying signs of part 2 of article 296 (hooliganism) of the Criminal code of Ukraine. Now the question is decided on the message to the person of suspicion. Investigative actions continue.

The Poltavshchina publication reports that Poltava fitness trainer and blogger Roman Zavoloka continues to systematically insult employees of the military recruitment centre.

TCC employees approached the fitness trainer in Petrovsky Park when he was listening to music. The man wanted to issue a summons, but he began to confront and insult TCC employees.

According to the publication, Roman Zavoloka with his mate insulted the military man. The men laughed at the military man's trembling hands, although he explained that his tremor was caused by concussion, and he went to war voluntarily.

The military man who was insulted by Roman Zavoloka is called Aliaksandr Mats'ko. He went to the war as a volunteer back in 2016. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion was a scout. A year ago on the Kharkiv direction, Alexander's armoured vehicle exploded on a mine.

He received a severe contusion and various injuries: burns and leg injuries. All this time Alexander underwent rehabilitation and received the second group of disability. After that, he was taken for service in the military enlistment office.

According to the publication, the act of Roman Zavoloki divided people's opinions. Someone considers him "a fighter against the illegal TCKs, who rake up guys on the street and throw meat".

Most Poltavans were outraged by the fitness trainer's dismissive behaviour. Even those who are not eager to go to the military recruitment office consider such behaviour unacceptable.