“This will be fair”: Head of patrol police resigns after Kyiv shooting scandal
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The head of the Patrol Police Department of the National Police of Ukraine, Yevheniy Zhukov, has resigned after a shooting in Kyiv. The decision is related to the scandal surrounding the actions of patrol officers who left the scene after the shots were fired.
This is reported by RBC-Ukraine .
According to Zhukov, he independently made the decision to leave his position after the incident.
“As a combat officer, I have decided to submit a report for dismissal from the position I hold. I think this will be fair,” said Yevgeny Zhukov.
The incident occurred after patrol officers arrived at the scene of the shooting, but reportedly left after the shots were fired.
Zhukov also assessed the actions of his subordinates during the incident.
“They misdirected themselves and left wounded civilians in danger. A very shameful incident. An official investigation will be conducted and all managers will be held accountable for these actions. All managers who are superiors to these two police officers,” he said.
At the same time, the head of the National Police of Ukraine, Ivan Vyhivskyi, reported that another position may be determined for Zhukov.
“Perhaps it will be related to assistance specifically related to the war,” Ivan Vyhovskyi noted.
The day before, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Ihor Klymenko, ordered an official investigation into the actions of police officers during the terrorist attack in Kyiv , which killed civilians.
As is known, an unknown person opened fire on people in the Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv . Subsequently, Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko reported that a child was injured as a result of the shooting in the capital, and is currently hospitalized.
Later, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that an attacker who opened fire on civilians and took hostages in Kyiv had been eliminated . According to him, 6 people died as a result of the incident, and 9 more were hospitalized with injuries.
As of the morning of April 19, 8 people are in the capital’s hospitals who were injured as a result of the shooting in the Holosiivskyi district on April 18.
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