Knife Attacks in Moscow and Kyiv Prompt Arrests, Medical Response

Overview

• In Kyiv on January 12, police reported a student brought a knife to school and attacked a teacher and a classmate before being detained at the scene.
• Victims in the Kyiv incident are receiving medical care, and officers are working at the school, according to the city's police department.
• Ukraine’s prosecutor general’s office said the ninth-grade student later inflicted cuts on himself, was hospitalized, and a case was opened for attempted murder of two or more persons.
• In Moscow, investigators said a man stabbed a police officer in the neck at least twice near an apartment building entrance on January 7.
• Russia’s Investigative Committee charged the Moscow suspect under Part 2, Article 318 of the Criminal Code, conducted investigative actions, selected a preventive measure, and said the officer is not in life-threatening condition.