Ihor Klymenko
He is the Interior Minister of Ukraine.
Notable Quotes
"In Kharkiv, five State Emergency Service rescuers were killed as they were fighting fires as a result of repeated Russian strikes."View Story →
"We are identifying other persons involved in committing this crime."View Story →
"Police go out on calls every day and every night, not knowing what awaits them. But they rush to help, because protecting people is their main duty."View Story →
"We are identifying other persons involved in committing this crime."View Story →
"The police, in cooperation with the Security Service of Ukraine, have arrested a suspected saboteur."View Story →
"The police, in cooperation with the Security Service of Ukraine, have arrested a suspected saboteur."View Story →
"A Russian drone struck the district police department in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy Oblast the morning of March 11, destroying the building and injuring 22 officers."View Story →
"The attacker was killed in the supermarket following a shoot-out with police."View Story →
"We tried to persuade him, knowing that there was likely a wounded person inside. We even offered to bring in tourniquets to stop the bleeding, but he did not respond."View Story →
"Consequently, the order was given to neutralize him."View Story →
"The people are not to blame for this. Please, let them go and we will talk with you."View Story →
"the assailant did not voice any demands."View Story →
"He shot at point-blank range with single shots. People had almost no chance."View Story →
"Police negotiators attempted to communicate with the gunman for roughly 40 minutes."View Story →
"He acted chaotically. He approached every person… he was simply shooting people point-blank."View Story →
"The officers' behaviour was a disgrace to the entire system."View Story →
"The attacker's mental state was clearly unstable."View Story →
"We tried to persuade him, knowing that there was likely a wounded person inside."View Story →
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