Soldier opens fire, kills five guards at Ukraine military plant

New Delhi: A Ukrainian National Guard soldier opened fire at a military factory in central Ukraine and killed five people while injuring five others for known reasons.

The incident occurred Thursday early morning in Dnipro at the Pivdenmash missile factory during the issuance of weapons to the guards.

Police said that assailant opened fire with a Kalashnikov assault rifle and later fled the spot and they are searching for the absconding soldier.