Kiev, Jan 27 (IANS): Five people were killed and five injured in firing by a serviceman of the Ukrainian National Guard at an aerospace factory in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro, the interior ministry said Thursday.
The incident occurred around 3 a.m. local time (0100 GMT), and the attacker opened fire with a Kalashnikov assault rifle for unknown reasons and immediately fled the scene, Xinhua news agency reported.
A special police operation has been launched in Dnipropetrovsk and neighbouring regions to search for the suspect, local media said.