Ukraine’s patrol chief quits over ‘shameful’ police response to deadly Kyiv shooting
General steps down after video showed officers abandoning a child to flee the scene when gunfire erupted
The head of Ukraine’s police patrol, Yevhen Zhukov, has handed in his resignation after two police officers were seen fleeing the scene when a gunman opened fire in Kyiv, killing at least six.
“As an officer with combat experience, I have decided to tender my resignation from my current post. I believe this is the right thing to do,” said the police general at a press conference in Kyiv on Sunday.
The attacker was shot dead by anti-terrorism units after barricading himself in a supermarket where he took hostages.
Video footage circulating online shows two officers fleeing the scene when gunfire erupted.
Authorities have classified the shooting as a terrorist attack and investigations, including into the motive of the 58-year-old gunman, are continuing.
