A Russian soldier killed four people—one soldier and three civilians—and wounded four others in a shooting rampage in the occupied Crimean village of Khmelnytske. The Moscow-installed governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhayev, confirmed the attacker was detained. The civilian victims were two men, 71 and 59, and a 64-year-old woman. The motive for the attack is under investigation.
Sevastopol shooting rampage
- ▪Russia illegally annexed the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine in 2014, an act largely rejected by the international community
- ▪The serviceman then killed three civilians and wounded three other people
- ▪The shooting occurred in the village of Khmelnytske, which is part of the city of Sevastopol
- ▪The gunman first opened fire on fellow soldiers, killing one and wounding another
- ▪The attacker, who was not publicly identified, was detained by law enforcement
- ▪The motive for the shooting is under investigation, according to the Moscow-installed governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhayev
- ▪A Russian serviceman killed four people and wounded four others in a shooting in the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula
- ▪The civilian victims were identified as two men, aged 71 and 59, and a 64-year-old woman
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