In Kyiv region, a driver attacked police officers after a pursuit: two inspectors were injured

In Kyiv, patrol officers chased a Ford driver who ignored a stop sign and drove outside the capital. In Sofiivska Borshchahivka, he crashed into an electric pole, after which he attacked police officers with a sapper’s shovel, and one of the inspectors used his service weapon.

This is reported by the Patrol Police of Ukraine.

After spotting the Ford, the inspectors demanded that the driver stop, but he ignored them. The police began a pursuit, during which the man drove outside of Kyiv.

In the village of Sofiivska Borshchahivka, the driver lost control and crashed into an electric pole. After that, he got out of the car and attacked the police officers, holding a sapper shovel in his hands.

Two inspectors were injured in the attack. The man did not respond to demands to stop his illegal actions and warnings about the possible use of firearms.

To stop the threat to the life and health of police officers, one of the inspectors, in accordance with Article 46 of the Law of Ukraine “On the National Police”, used a service firearm and shot the attacker in the leg.

Medics were called to the scene. The injured are receiving necessary medical care, and there is no threat to the lives of the attacker or the police officers.

Investigators detained the man under Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. Law enforcement officers initiated criminal proceedings under Article 345 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – threat or violence against a law enforcement officer.

Recall that in Lviv on August 21 , a 25-year-old man fatally stabbed a 55-year-old serviceman of the Central Military District and the Joint Service Corps with a knife while checking military registration documents . A police officer who was part of the alert group used his service weapon and detained the attacker.

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