Fatalities in factory incident
Ukrainian soldier shoots at comrades
01/27/2022 09:36 am
In a Ukrainian aerospace factory, a soldier suddenly opened fire with his Kalashnikov. At least five comrades die, others are injured. The motives of the young man are still unclear – he is on the run.
A soldier of the Ukrainian national guard opened fire on his comrades at an aerospace technology factory in the night, killing at least five people. According to the Interior Ministry in Kiev, five other people were injured in the incident in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro. The soldier, armed with a Kalashnikov-type firearm, was able to flee.
The Ministry of the Interior announced that a special operation had been launched to track down the fugitive soldiers. The commander of the National Guard, Nikolai Balan, was on his way to Dnipro.
“The motive for the crime is still unknown,” the ministry said. Born in 2001, the shooter received his firearm just before the start of his shift. The Yushmash factory in Dnipro produces launch vehicles, among other things, but also vehicles.