The man who killed four police officers in the Cherkasy region during detention was a former soldier. This was announced by the head of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the region, Oleg Gudyma, reports Suspilne..

As Gudyma said, during the investigation, the suspect saw the police and began to hide.

" There he opened fire in the direction of the police, as a result of which four were killed and a fifth policeman was wounded,” - the head of the Cherkasy region police.

He clarified that the suspect, who was eliminated during the operation, was a local resident.

" The investigation is currently ongoing, information has been entered into the Unified State Register under Article 348 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (murder of a policeman),"

He stated that the State Bureau of Investigation will provide a legal assessment of the legality of the actions of the police..

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Let us remind you that as a result of shooting in the Cherkasy region, four policemen were killed and one was wounded.. The shooter was eliminated by special forces.

According to the head of the National Police, three majors and a senior lieutenant were killed.

Ukrinform, citing sources, reported that the man who killed the police was suspected of attempted murder of city council deputy Korsun-Shevchenkovsky. An operational investigation team went to arrest him.. When the police got out of the car, fire was opened on them from an ambush.. Bullet wounds from automatic weapons were inflicted in the neck area, because the law enforcement officers were wearing helmets and body armor.