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Soldier kills four in gun rampage in Russian-occupied Crimea

A soldier has killed four people in a gun rampage in Russian-occupied Crimea. The attacker first fired on fellow soldiers, killing one and injuring another, before proceeding to kill three civilians in the village of Khmelnytske.

53 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleLaura GozziBBC News - WorldFiled 2026-08-04 · 09:23 GMTLean · CenterRead · 1 min
Soldier kills four in gun rampage in Russian-occupied Crimea
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A soldier has killed four people in a gun rampage in Russian-occupied Crimea. The attacker first fired on fellow soldiers, killing one and injuring another, before proceeding to kill three civilians in the village of Khmelnytske. Three other individuals were also injured in the incident. The Moscow-installed regional governor, Mikhail Razvozhayev, stated that the gunman has been detained and that the motive for the shooting is under investigation. The identity of the soldier and the specific branch of the Russian armed forces he served with have not been publicly disclosed. Officials are urging reliance on official information and cautioning against the spread of unverified rumors.

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Russia has controlled Ukraine's Crimean peninsula since 2014.

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A soldier killed four people in a gun rampage in Russian-occupied Crimea.

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The attacker has been detained and the motive is being investigated.

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The attacker then killed three civilians in the village of Khmelnytske.

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The gunman opened fire on his fellow soldiers, killing one and wounding another.

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Four people have been killed by a soldier in Russian-annexed Crimea in an apparently random gun rampage.The Moscow-installed regional governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said the gunman opened fire on his fellow soldiers, killing one and wounding another.He then went on to kill three civilians in the village of Khmelnytske - two men, aged 71 and 59, and a 64-year-old woman. Three other people were also injured.The attacker has been detained and the motive behind the shooting was being investigated, Razvozhayev said.He has not been publicly identified and local officials have not released information about which branch of the Russian armed forces he was serving with.It was unclear whether the death toll was expected to rise. Razvozhayev said doctors were "doing everything possible to save" people injured in the attack.He also urged people to rely solely on official information and not to "spread unverified rumours" about the motives behind the shooting or the attacker's identity. Russia has controlled Ukraine's Crimean peninsula since 2014.
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