According to the Russian TELEVISION (RT) reported on the 27th, a soldier of the Ukrainian National Guard announced his resignation after firing at a machinery factory, causing 5 deaths and 5 injuries.
Commander of the National Guard of Ukraine Image source: People's Vision
Mykola Balan said he had submitted his resignation on Thursday. On the same day, a shooting incident occurred at the "Southern Machinery Factory" in Dnipro City, killing 5 people and injuring 5 others.
Baran told reporters at a news conference on Thursday afternoon local time: "The commander is responsible for all operations, for better or worse, and this morning I submitted a report to the Minister of the Interior and asked the president to accept my resignation."
Baraam also suspended the National Guard commander stationed at the plant so he would not interfere in the investigation into the shooting.
Ukraine's interior minister, Denis Monastirsky, praised Balaam's move as "the act of a real officer" and said Lieutenant General Yuri Lebed would take over as commander of the National Guard. Monastis also said he would order a review of the National Guard's conditions of service.
Gunman arrested Image source: People's Vision
According to local media sources, at about 4 a.m. local time on the 27th, a soldier took out a Kalashnikov automatic rifle and some bullets from the arsenal, and then shot at his colleagues. It is understood that at the moment of firing, 22 people and the soldier were in the same room.
The attacker was subsequently identified as Artemiy Ryabchuk from the southwestern city of Odessa. He was arrested by local police outside the factory and charged with premeditated murder and escaping with a gun. If convicted, he faces a sentence ranging from 15 years to life in prison.
Authorities have not yet stated the motive for the shooting, but Monasticsky's decision to order a review of the conditions of service suggests that bullying or bullying may have played a role in the shooting.
Ukraine has been stepping up its recruitment efforts in recent weeks as the U.S. claims that a so-called "Russian invasion" is imminent. The Russian side denied planning any attacks and called the allegations "baseless and false."
(Editor: ZLQ)