An arsenal of firearms, munitions, hand grenades, bullets, and roughly four kilos of illicit substances were recovered from the residence of an ex-soldier who murdered 4 police officers and wounded another in the Cherkasy Region. This information was released by the National Police, UNN details.
An arsenal of firearms, munitions, hand grenades, bullets, and roughly four kilos of illicit substances were recovered from the residence of an ex-soldier who murdered 4 police officers in Cherkasy region and wounded another. The National Police conveyed this information, UNN indicates.
During a specialized undertaking in the Cherkasy region, four members of law enforcement were fatally wounded, and one sustained injuries. The incident unfolded earlier today in Nekhvoroshch village, situated in the Cherkasy district. Officers of the law were undertaking investigative procedures to ascertain the involvement of a local individual in a severe offense perpetrated in the prior year. Upon spotting the police, the suspect absconded from his place of residence, armed with an automatic rifle, and sought refuge in the nearby woods.
– the communiqué states.
Throughout the search and apprehension efforts, the perpetrator initiated gunfire upon the officers. Consequently, four law enforcement officials were killed, and a fifth was admitted to the hospital due to sustained injuries. The aggressor was neutralized at the scene.
The assailant is identified as a local inhabitant, born in 1967. During the execution of a search warrant at his domicile, a stockpile of weaponry, ammunition, grenades, cartridges, and about four kilograms of illegal drugs were confiscated.
– law enforcement representatives mentioned.
Let us recall
In the Cherkasy region, the demise of four police officials occurred during the effort to capture an individual wanted in relation to a murder case; one law enforcement agent suffered injuries, and the perpetrator was eliminated by police special operatives.
The fatal incident involving four police officers in the Cherkasy locale transpired during the arrest of a subject suspected of attempted homicide, which took place in December of 2025 within the Korsun vicinity. The shooter was discovered to be a former military member who was evading the police before opening fire upon them.