Russian soldier opens fire killing three civilians and one colleague in Crimea

Soldier killed four people and injured three in apparent random rampage in Russian-occupied Crimea

The soldier, believed to be Maxim Alistratov, 21, from Saratov, initially opened fire on soldiers, shooting one dead and wounding another, authorities said.

The region's Moscow-installed governor says the gunman has been detained after firing at fellow soldiers and civilians.

A Russian soldier in Crimea ‌opened fire on his colleagues, killing one and wounding another, before ​turning his weapon on ​civilians and killing three, an ⁠official said on Tuesday.

Crimea, a peninsula illegally annexed by Russia from Ukraine in 2014, has for weeks been the target of Ukrainian retaliatory attacks aimed at disrupting the logistics of Russian forces deployed in southern Ukraine.

Four others were wounded in the deadly attack, local authorities said, and the gunman was taken into custody.

A serviceman opened fire in Sevastopol, leaving people dead and wounded, according to Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Russian-installed governor of the occupied city.

MOSCOW, Aug 4 - A Russian soldier in Crimea opened fire on his colleagues, killing one and wounding another, before turning his weapon on civilians and killing three, an official said on Tuesday.

Russian soldier kills colleague and three civilians in Crimea  Reuters