Ukraine’s interior minister launches disciplinary proceedings against police officers from Kyiv after the bloody shooting. Footage of their escape from the scene caused a stir.
Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko announced on Sunday that disciplinary proceedings had begun against members of the Kyiv police forces in connection with Saturday’s shooting. The video footage from the scene of the attack shows the police running away from the scene after the shooting began. TASR informs about it according to the report of the DPA agency.
- Ukraine’s interior minister launched disciplinary proceedings against Kyiv police officers after the shooting.
- The police officers at the scene of the incident escaped when the first shots were fired, leaving the boy behind.
- Six people were killed and dozens were injured in Saturday’s shooting in Kyiv.
“To help and protect is not just a slogan,” Klymenko wrote on the Telegram platform, emphasizing the need to maintain professionalism, especially in critical situations where human lives are at risk.
Witnesses captured the escape of the policemen
A witness to the incident published a video on the Internet in which two police officers stand by the boy, but after hearing the first shots, they run away, leaving the boy in place. The young man managed to escape, but another man nearby was hit shortly afterwards.
The shooting took place in the Ukrainian capital on Saturday, as a result of which six people were killed and more than 12 others were injured. Police shot dead the attacker after he barricaded himself in a supermarket and took several people hostage. Authorities have described the attack as an act of terrorism and the investigation is ongoing.
Perpetrator’s identity and weapon
It remains unclear if the attack was politically motivated or if there is a connection to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The fifty-eight-year-old shooter was born in Moscow, but he has had Ukrainian citizenship for a long time. The Ministry of the Interior said that the perpetrator fired from a light short rifle – a carbine, which he owned legally.
