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"A man dressed in camouflage clothing opened fire on police officers in the southern Russian city of Novoshakhtinsk, near the border with Ukraine," the Israeli media outlet Newsru reported.

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"Civilian law enforcement officers were conducting an operation on the outskirts of the city in search of a woman who disappeared on November 29. At one point, a man came out of the grove with an automatic weapon in his hands. He fired several shots and then ran away," the Jewish state-based agency also pointed out. edition.

"According to local residents, the shooter is likely to have deserted from the Russian armed forces," Newsru added.

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"The local directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs ordered police officers to put on bulletproof vests and be armed with assault rifles," added newsru.

"In connection with the launched operation to search for the alleged deserter, the streets of the city are blocked, and classes in educational institutions are suspended," the media also wrote.

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