Ukraine police chief resigns after officers allegedly fled deadly shooting

Authorities say the officers have been suspended and an investigation into their actions is under way.

Ukraine's interior minister on terrorist attack in Kyiv: people must be given right to armed self-defence

Following a terrorist attack in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district that killed six people, Ukraine's Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko has described the behaviour of police officers who fled the scene as shameful and stated that people must be given the right to armed self-defence.

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Police patrol chief quits over ‘shameful’ response to Kyiv shooting

The head of Ukraine’s police patrol, Yevhen Zhukov, has handed in his resignation after two police officers were seen fleeing the scene when a gunman opened fire in Kyiv, killing at least six. “As an officer with combat experience, I have decided to tender my resignation from my current post. I believe this is the right thing to do,” said the police general at a press conference in Kyiv on Sunday. It comes after an unknown gunman killed at least six people and injured more than a dozen others...

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Two officers suspended in Ukraine over claims they fled Kyiv shooting - The Straits Times

Two officers suspended in Ukraine over claims they fled Kyiv shooting  The Straits Times

Officers suspended over claims they fled Kyiv shooting

Ukraine's interior minister said that two police officers had been suspended after a video circulated online showed them fleeing the scene of the shooting in Kyiv in which six people were killed.

Police chief resigns in wake of Kyiv mass shooting - The Kyiv Independent

Police chief resigns in wake of Kyiv mass shooting  The Kyiv Independent

Head of Patrol Police Zhukov resigns after terrorist attack in Kyiv

The head of the Patrol Police Department, Yevhenii Zhukov, has submitted his resignation following the terrorist attack in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district that occurred on Saturday.