Soldier kills four in gun rampage in Russian-occupied Crimea
Four people have been killed by a soldier in Russian-annexed Crimea in an apparently random gun rampage.
The Moscow-installed regional governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said the gunman opened fire on his fellow soldiers, killing one and wounding another.
He then went on to kill three civilians in the village of Khmelnytske - two men, aged 71 and 59, and a 64-year-old woman. Three other people were also injured.
The attacker has been detained and the motive behind the shooting was being investigated, Razvozhayev said.
He has not been publicly identified and local officials have not released information about which branch of the Russian armed forces he was serving with.
It was unclear whether the death toll was expected to rise. Razvozhayev said doctors were "doing everything possible to save" people injured in the attack.
He also urged people to rely solely on official information and not to "spread unverified rumours" about the motives behind the shooting or the attacker's identity.
Russia has controlled Ukraine's Crimean peninsula since 2014.
The vast majority of the international community reject the annexation, considering it instead as occupation of Ukrainian land.
Russia maintains a large military presence there, which Ukraine has targeted with drone and missile strikes.
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A soldier in Russian-controlled Crimea has been detained after a shooting that killed four people and injured three others. According to the Moscow-installed regional governor, the gunman first opened fire on fellow soldiers, killing one and wounding another. He then moved to Khmelnytske village where he killed three civilians—two men aged 71 and 59, and a 64-year-old woman. Officials say the motive is being investigated and have not publicly identified the attacker or disclosed his military affiliation. Medical teams are treating the injured.
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Four people have been killed by a soldier in Russian-annexed Crimea in an apparently random gun rampage.
The Moscow-installed regional governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said the gunman opened fire on his fellow soldiers, killing one and wounding another.
He then went on to kill three civilians in the village of Khmelnytske - two men, aged 71 and 59, and a 64-year-old woman. Three other people were also injured.
The attacker has been detained and the motive behind the shooting was being investigated, Razvozhayev said.
He has not been publicly identified and local officials have not released information about which branch of the Russian armed forces he was serving with.
It was unclear whether the death toll was expected to rise. Razvozhayev said doctors were "doing everything possible to save" people injured in the attack.
He also urged people to rely solely on official information and not to "spread unverified rumours" about the motives behind the shooting or the attacker's identity.
Russia has controlled Ukraine's Crimean peninsula since 2014.
The vast majority of the international community reject the annexation, considering it instead as occupation of Ukrainian land.
Russia maintains a large military presence there, which Ukraine has targeted with drone and missile strikes.
Read the full story at BBC ↗
Four people were killed and three others injured in a shooting in Russian-controlled Crimea The gunman killed one soldier and wounded another before killing three civilians in Khmelnytske village—two men aged 71 and 59, and a woman aged 64 The attacker has been detained The motive behind the shooting is under investigation The gunman's identity and military branch have not been publicly disclosed Russia has controlled Crimea since 2014, though the international community considers this occupation rather than legitimate annexation
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- A soldier in Russian-annexed Crimea opened fire, killing four people and injuring three others
- The gunman killed one fellow soldier and wounded another before shooting three civilians in Khmelnytske village
- The attacker has been detained; officials say the motive is under investigation and have not released his identity or military branch