On Tuesday, an armed attack on police officers took place in the Cherkasy Region during the detention of a man wanted on suspicion of murder. During the operation, the suspect opened fire at law enforcement officers. As a result, four policemen were killed.
The head of the National Police of Ukraine, Ivan Vyhivskyi, reported this on social media.
According to him, after the attack, police special forces eliminated the suspect.
Among the killed:
- commander of platoon No. 1 (rapid response) of the special purpose police company of the Main Police Department in the Cherkasy Region, participant in hostilities, police major Serhii Safronov;
- deputy commander of the special purpose police company of the Main Police Department in the Cherkasy Region, participant in hostilities, police major Oleksandr Florinskyi;
- inspector of platoon No. 1 (rapid response) of the special purpose police company of the Main Police Department in the Cherkasy Region, senior police lieutenant Denys Polovynka;
- community police officer of the community interaction sector of the prevention department of the Cherkasy District Police Department, participant in hostilities, police major Volodymyr Boiko.
A community police officer from the community relations sector of the prevention department of the Cherkasy District Police Department, Senior Lieutenant Oleksandr Shpak, was also injured during the incident.
Recall that in Lutsk, a man opened fire with a gun at a woman with a child and police officers who arrived at a call about domestic violence.
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