Fired at least 13 shots: a policeman wounded three soldiers in Zaporizhzhia
Kyiv • UNN
A drunk policeman in Zaporizhzhia region fired at least 13 shots at soldiers, wounding three. He has been charged with attempted murder of two or more persons.
In Zaporizhzhia region, a sudden conflict between a police officer and military personnel ended in a shooting: an intoxicated law enforcement officer fired more than a dozen shots and wounded three servicemen. As reported by the Prosecutor General's Office, the police officer was served with a notice of suspicion, UNN reports.
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According to the investigation, on November 23, 2025, in the afternoon, an employee of the National Police of Ukraine, while off-duty and intoxicated, had a conflict with servicemen in one of the villages of Zaporizhzhia region. During a verbal dispute, the police officer pulled out his service weapon and fired at least 13 shots at the military personnel.
As a result of the shooting, three servicemen sustained gunshot wounds and were hospitalized.
As reported by the Prosecutor General's Office, on November 24, he was served with a notice of suspicion of committing an attempted murder of two or more persons (Part 2 of Article 15, Paragraph 1 of Part 2 of Article 115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
The issue of choosing a pre-trial detention measure for the suspect in the form of custody is currently being decided.