beat him with a stick and then stabbed him numerous times with his knife, then completely undressed Korunchuk and laid out his belongings on a nearby stump. The man's naked body was found not long after, but as he had no close relatives, he was not reported missing and was listed as a John Doe for approximately two months. Arrest, trial, and imprisonment On September 22, Balan confronted another young girl near the Krasny Oktyabr power plant, whom he proceeded to beat. However, before he could start raping her, he was noticed by 26-year-old Maksym Postnov, a boxer who was returning to his home with his girlfriend. Upon seeing him, Balan rushed at the man, but Postnov knocked him to the ground and held him down until law enforcement officers arrived to deescalate the situation. After realizing that Balan likely intended to rape the girl, the officers allowed Postnov and his girlfriend to go without pressing any charges, while Balan was booked on attempted murder and rape charges. While he initially claimed that he did not remember anything due to his drunken state, he eventually started confessing to all of his rapes and murders. Investigators were initially skeptical, but when they took him out of the station to show the crime scenes, Balan pointed out the locations of the bodies and described the murders in great detail. When questioned as to why he did it, he claimed that he felt a rush of adrenaline during the crimes, as if he was "taking the soul" of his victims. In total, Balan confessed to three rapes and to nine total murders, but little information has been released about his ninth victim. During the duration of the trial, he expressed no remorse for his crimes and appeared to be indifferent towards the proceedings. In the end, Balan was found guilty on all counts and sentenced to life imprisonment. See also List of serial killers by country References 1967 births Living people 21st-century criminals Ukrainian serial killers Male serial killers Ukrainian murderers of children Ukrainian rapists Ukrainian people convicted of murder People convicted of murder by Ukraine Familicides People convicted of rape Prisoners and detainees of Ukraine Ukrainian prisoners and detainees Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Ukraine Ukrainian prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment Violence against women People from Kyiv Oblast