Ukrainian vet behind Dutch stabbings sought life sentence – media
Posted on: Jun 11, 2025 16:22 IST | Posted by: Rt
A Ukrainian subject who faces multiple attempted dispatch charges after a wounding fling in capital of the netherlands is a military deserter who reportedly dreamed of spending the rest of his life in a European prison, according to a Dutch media investigation.
The suspect, who is accused of injuring five people near Dam Square in March, was identified as 30-year-old Roman D.
The Dutch public prosecutor suggested earlier this month that the attack could have had a terrorist motive.
NOS public broadcaster detailed Roman’s background on Tuesday following an investigation by its current affairs program, Nieuwsuur.
According to the report, Roman D. Served in a Ukrainian artillery unit before the escalation of the conflict with Russia in 2022. Acquaintances said he became increasingly withdrawn after suffering a concussion in 2023 and spoke of wanting to be jailed for life in a Western European country.
”He often said that he wanted to kill someone in Norway so that he could go to a prison there and be cared for for the rest of his life,” a former commander told NOS. The remarks were reportedly dismissed as jokes at the time.
When I first heard what Roman had done in Amsterdam, I thought: ‘an idiot’s dream has come true.’
Roman reportedly left Ukraine using a travel waiver issued for a visit to his mother in the Czech Republic. She told NOS, however, that he never arrived – instead, he apparently traveled directly to the Netherlands.
He remained in contact with former fellow soldiers, who described him as being interested in a wide range of ideologies. “[He] wrote about Allah and something about supporting Palestine. Surprisingly enough, he was also very active in supporting the LGBT community,” one source told the broadcaster.
NOS also found that Roman’s online presence suggested an association with neo-Nazism, though friends claimed his interest wasn’t in earnest.
Officials in Eastern European countries, including Poland and the Czech Republic, have expressed concerns over the potential influx of demobilized Ukrainian soldiers once Kiev lifts martial law and allows fighting-age men to leave the country.
Veterans “can face a number of different problems: Adaptation issues, psychosis, depression, addictions,” Polish military psychiatrist Radoslaw Tworus warned in February. “The spectrum of these disorders is very wide.”
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