An official investigation has been launched into the incident.
In Kyiv, an official of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, The head of one of the departments used firearms in a dormitory district of Kyiv on Friday, Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said.
“An episode took place in Kyiv on Friday, to which I wanted to respond immediately, not only as a minister and a citizen who has been advocating for the legalization and proper regulation of arms trafficking for many years. … Our soldiers restrain hordes of the enemy, lay down their lives so that children in peaceful cities are as safe as possible during the war with Russia. When a man in a military position, wearing shoulder straps and wearing a uniform, uses his weapon in a residential area of the capital, there will be a reaction. If there were expectations of impunity, it is a mistake, “Reznikov wrote.
He noted that on his orders, an official investigation was launched to clarify all the circumstances of the incident, when an official of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine took actions that show signs of not only disciplinary but also criminal offenses. In particular, a commission headed by Lieutenant General Yevhen Moisyuk, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has been set up to clarify the circumstances.
“At the time of the investigation, the official was suspended. If the facts are confirmed in the prescribed manner that the actions of the official threatened serious consequences, namely the risk to life and health of the child, everything will be done for fair punishment, “the minister added and promised to inform about the results of the investigation.
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The Minister did not specify what exactly was the incident and when it happened. At the same time, Ukrayinska Pravda reports with a link on the social network that in one of the residential complexes in the center of Kyiv, a drunken General Staff official threatened security guards and visitors to the residential complex after he was involved in an accident.
shot and nearly hit children walking near the entrance, “the publication notes.
Video of the incident, when a drunken employee of the General Staff arranged a shooting in a residential complex in Kyiv.
UE video shared by pic.twitter.com/yrJgaQ1vkO– Ukrainska Pravda @ (@ukrpravda_news) June 12, 2022
Exceeding the powers of officials occurred before the war. For example, in the Kherson region, a police officer opened fire with a traumatic weapon against two men on the road after he did not give preference to another car, which created an accident.
