Terrorist attack in Kyiv: Head of Patrol Police Department Yevhen Zhukov has resigned

Following the terrorist attack in Kyiv, Yevhen Zhukov, head of the Patrol Police Department, has resigned.

He announced this during a briefing, according to a Censor.NET correspondent.

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It is known that Zhukov has headed the Patrol Police Department of the National Police of Ukraine since September 2015.

"As a combat officer, I have decided to submit a report requesting my dismissal from office. I think this is the fair thing to do," he said.

As a reminder, on 18 April in the Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv, an unknown man opened fire on people. He then burst into a supermarket and took hostages.
He was shot dead during his arrest.
According to the latest reports, six people are known to have been killed and more than 10 injured.
An investigation has been launched under the terrorism act.

It was previously reported that police officers fled after the shooting, leaving a victim of the terrorist attack in Kyiv without assistance: Klymenko is demanding an internal investigation.
Vyhivskyi announced that the police officers who fled during the terrorist attack in Kyiv have been suspended. An internal investigation has been launched.
According to Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko, a case has been opened against the police officers for professional negligence during the terrorist attack in Kyiv.