In Novoshakhtinsk, Rostov region (the city is located 20 km from the border with Ukraine), an unknown man in camouflage and a balaclava fired at police officers who were combing the area in search of a missing woman. As a result, the 27-year-old sergeant was wounded, he was hospitalized, the shooter is still being searched for. The message was published by the state agency TASS, as well as the local publication 161.ru.
The attack took place around noon on 6 December. Propaganda Telegram channels write that it was a deserter. The message about the deserter was published , among other things, by Komsomolskaya Pravda and the TASS agency , citing law enforcement officers. Mash called the shooter a deserter who fled from Ukraine and reported two injured police officers. According to Baza and SHOT, the man fired from a Kalashnikov machine gun.
Telegram channel Don Mash posted a video of the alleged shooter who attacked the police. According to the channel, PPS officers met him when they were combing the area.
The Sirena plan was announced in the Rostov region, kindergartens and schools were closed in Novoshakhtinsk, roads were blocked, and residents of the city were advised to be careful and not leave their homes. The administration of Novoshakhtinsk asks residents to leave the streets, take refuge in the premises and not try to participate in the arrest of the suspect on their own. The source of "161.ru" said that now all the cars go mainly from Novoshakhtinsk.