Man throws grenades at police and opens fire in Kropyvnytskyi; 'Thunder' operation launched

Man throws grenades at police and opens fire in Kropyvnytskyi; 'Thunder' operation launched

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A man threw grenades at police officers and opened fire with an automatic weapon in Kropyvnytskyi on October 12, prompting a special police operation to apprehend him, Ukraine’s National Police said.

According to the police, the incident occurred while the man was speaking with officers. He then threw grenades toward them and began firing an automatic weapon.

Police launched a special operation codenamed “Thunder,” deploying all necessary units to arrest the armed suspect.

Authorities have not provided further details about the suspect or reported any casualties in their initial statements.

 

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