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 in...
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