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Shooting at police officers in Kropyvnytskyi: armed man detained, no injuries
An armed man who threw grenades at law enforcement officers and opened fire with an automatic weapon was detained in Kropyvnytskyi on the evening of October 12.
The National Police reported this, according to Censor.NET.
Details
"Thanks to the coordinated and professional actions of police units, the armed offender has been detained. According to preliminary information, no one was injured in the incident," police said.
Officers from the KORD special police unit and an investigative team from the Kirovohrad regional police are working at the scene.
Police said further details would be released later.
Background
- On October 12, a man in Kropyvnytskyi threw grenades at police officers while speaking with them, then opened fire with an assault rifle.
- Special operation "Thunder" was underway in the city to detain the man.
