Five killed in shooting by National Guardsman in Ukraine

KIEV: JAN. 27 – Five people were killed and five others wounded in a shooting by a serviceman of the Ukrainian National Guard at an aerospace factory in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro, the interior ministry said Thursday.

The incident occurred around 3:00 am local time (0100 GMT), the ministry said, adding that the attacker opened fire with a Kalashnikov assault rifle for unknown reasons and immediately fled the scene.

A special police operation has been launched in Dnipropetrovsk and neighbouring regions to search for the suspect, local media said.

-Xinhua