Resident of Chernivtsi region opens fire on police officers and flees into forest

In the Chernivtsi region in western Ukraine, a man wounded two police officers with a hunting rifle and fled.

This was reported by the regional department of the Ukrainian police.

The incident occurred during procedural activities. According to the agency, the man fired several shots at law enforcement officers before fleeing in the direction of a forested area.

“During the execution of procedural activities, a man fired several shots from a hunting rifle at law enforcement officers, after which he fled in the direction of a forested area. As a result of the incident, two police officers were wounded,” the agency’s Telegram channel stated.

A special police operation has been launched in the region to apprehend the suspect.

Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko had previously acknowledged that the number of crimes in the country is growing, including those involving weapons. According to the authors of the report, shooting incidents in Ukraine have become more frequent against the backdrop of uncontrolled circulation of weapons — Ukrainian authorities began distributing them to anyone who wanted them in February 2022.