Grenades and automatic gunfire: Man attacks police officers in Kropyvnytskyi

An armed man attacked police officers in Kropyvnytskyi on Monday, October 12, 2026. Law enforcement launched the special police operation “Thunder” to apprehend him.

The attack took place while the man was speaking with police officers: he threw grenades in their direction and then began firing an automatic weapon.

All necessary police units were deployed to search for and apprehend the armed assailant. At the time the information was published, efforts to detain the suspect were ongoing.

No information has yet been released about possible casualties or the circumstances of the armed attack.

We previously reported:

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• A document check ended with a police officer’s death: law enforcement are searching for an armed assailant
• In Rivne region, a serviceman on a bicycle fired at vehicles belonging to the Territorial Recruitment Center and police
• He kidnapped an acquaintance with a baby and opened fire on police: details of a high-profile crime in Zakarpattia
• Police captain killed in broad daylight: assailant being sought