Russian Officials Fear Deserter on the Run Just Went Full Rambo With a Machine Gun
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Russian Officials Fear Deserter on the Run Just Went Full Rambo With a Machine Gun
A man decked out in camouflage and a ski mask opened fire on police just a few miles from the border with Ukraine.
Allison Quinn
News Editor
Updated Dec. 06, 2022 8:25AM ET Published Dec. 06, 2022 8:14AM ET
A suspected Russian deserter dressed in full camouflage and a ski mask opened fire on police officers in Russias Rostov region on Tuesday, sparking frantic calls for residents to take cover indoors as a manhunt was underway.
The incidentjust the latest evidence of Vladimir Putins flailing war beginning to blow up within Russian bordersoccurred in Novoshakhtinsk, just 12 miles or so from the border with Ukraine.
Law enforcement sources cited by Russias TASS news agency and Komsomolskaya Pravda identified the gunman as a deserter, without giving further details. The disgruntled gunman was hiding out in a wooded area like Syvester Stallones troubled Vietnam veteran in the original Rambo movie.
Mash reported that he came from the direction of the border with Ukraine before opening fire on police officers using a machine gun.
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