{"id":82939,"date":"2026-04-19T20:28:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T18:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?p=82939"},"modified":"2026-04-19T20:34:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T18:34:24","slug":"police-general-resigned-after-kyiv-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/news\/police-general-resigned-after-kyiv-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Police General resigned after Kyiv Shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Police General Yevheniy Zhukov has resigned as head of the Patrol Police Department of Ukraine\u2019s National Police following a scandal involving officers\u2019 conduct during a fatal shooting in Kyiv.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zhukov <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.ua\/rus\/news\/golova-patrulnoyi-politsiyi-podav-vidstavku-1776606172.html\">\u043e\u0433\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0441\u0438\u043b\u0438<\/a> his decision at a press conference addressing the incident, saying: <em>\u201cAs a combat officer, I have decided to submit my resignation. I believe this is the fair course of action.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also criticised the actions of patrol officers who responded to the scene, describing their behaviour as <em>\u201cunprofessional and unworthy\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kyiv shooting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident took place on the evening of Saturday 18 April in Kyiv\u2019s Holosiivskyi district. A man armed with a carbine opened fire on the street, killing six people. The attacker was killed in the supermarket following a shoot-out with police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities identified the gunman as 58-year-old Dmitry Vasylchenkov, originally from Moscow. On Sunday morning, footage circulated online appearing to show two patrol officers who had arrived at the scene running away after hearing gunfire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko ordered an internal investigation into the officers\u2019 actions, while Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko announced the opening of a criminal case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u041f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0443\u043c\u043e\u0432\u0438<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Zhukov, a third-rank police general, is a former reconnaissance company commander in Ukraine\u2019s 79th Air Assault Brigade. He is also known as one of the \u201ccyborgs\u201d who defended Donetsk airport during intense fighting in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During rotations in October and November of that year, units under his command helped hold the airport despite sustained artillery and tank attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2015, Zhukov was appointed deputy head of the Patrol Service Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Later that year, he became head of the Patrol Police Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also features in the documentary <em>Three Days at Donetsk Airport<\/em> by Babylon 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"\u0422\u0440\u0438 \u0434\u043d\u0456 \u0432 \u0430\u0435\u0440\u043e\u043f\u043e\u0440\u0442\u0443 \u0414\u043e\u043d\u0435\u0446\u044c\u043a\u0430\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oiZ7FjQxGGI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police General Yevheniy Zhukov has resigned as head of the Patrol Police Department of Ukraine\u2019s National Police following a scandal involving officers\u2019 conduct during a fatal shooting in Kyiv. 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