Photo: Ukrinform/Shutterstock
Five people are dead, and another five have been injured, after a Ukrainian soldier went on a shooting spree at a military factory in the country, according to Ukraine’s interior ministry.
Early on Thursday morning, Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky announced the news onFacebook.
According to Monastyrsky, 41, a soldier, who belonged to the National Guard of Ukraine — and has since been identified as Ryabchuk Artemiy Yuriyovich — committed the crime “for unidentified reasons” while weapons were being issued to guards.
During the incident, Yuriyovich reportedly killed four servicemen and one civilian woman,Reutersreported. The outlet added that the soldier was said to be carrying an AK-47 assault rifle and had 200 rounds of ammunition on him.
After his shooting spree, Yuriyovich, who was born in born in 2001, per the interior ministry, “fled with the weapon,” Monastyrsky said. “The motives of the crime are not yet known,” he added.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Ukrinform/Shutterstock
According to theNew York Times, the incident occurred at an aerospace and rocket factory commonly known as Yuzhmash. The site is located in Dnipro, one of the largest cities in Ukraine.
In a follow-upFacebook post, Monastyrsky identified the five individuals who were killed as Senior Lieutenant Buganov Alexander Oleksandrovich, Junior Sergeant Dragan Alexander Oleksandrovich, Senior Soldier Levkivsky Artem Volodymyrovich, Soldier Chernik Leonid Leonidovich and Lebedinets Vera Sergievna.
The government official shared his condolences with those who lost loved ones in the tragedy. “Workers of the entire Ministry of Internal Affairs system express their sincere condolences to the families and relatives of those who died during the emergency event that occurred in Dnipro,” he said.
Want to get the biggest stories from PEOPLE every weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast, PEOPLE Every Day, to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.
source: people.com
