Mayor of
Ukraine’s Second-Largest City 'Fighting for His
Life' After Assassination Attempt
Hennadiy Kernes,
Mayor of
Ukraine’s
Second-Largest city, Kharkiv, underwent emergency surgery
After he was shot in the back in an apparent
Assassination attempt on Monday.
Tatiana Gruzinskaya, a Kharkiv
City spokesperson,
said doctors are “fighting for his life.”
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Kernes, 54, was reportedly jogging or cycling along the Belgorod highway that runs through the
City of 1.5 million with his bodyguards close behind around 11:30 a.m. local time when he was shot. Iryna Kushchenko, a spokeswoman for the Kharkiv government, told reporters it was most likely carried out by someone hidden in the surrounding woods where he was exercising who knew of his daily routine. Police discovered one shell casing at the scene.
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