Russian serviceman shoots fellow soldiers and civilians in Crimea: four killed

A Russian serviceman has opened fire on fellow servicemen and then on local residents in the village of Khmelnytske near occupied Sevastopol, according to Russia's appointed occupation authorities. Four people have been killed and a further four injured.

Source: Mikhail Razvozhayev, Russia's appointed so-called "governor" of Sevastopol; Latvia-based Russian media outlet Meduza

Details: According to Razvozhayev, the serviceman first shot and killed one fellow serviceman and injured another.

The attacker then allegedly killed three civilians – men aged 71 and 59, and a 64-year-old woman. A further three people were injured.

Russian authorities stated that the suspect has been detained. The reasons for the shooting have not yet been given.

The occupation authorities are calling on residents to "trust official information" and "not spread rumours".

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