On 26 April 2022, three people were killed in a school shooting at a kindergarten in Veshkayma, Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia.
| Veshkayma kindergarten shooting | |
|---|---|
| Location | Veshkayma, Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia |
| Coordinates | 54°03′23.9″N 47°07′01.7″E / 54.056639°N 47.117139°E |
| Date | 26 April 2022 |
Attack type | Mass shooting, murder-suicide, school shooting, pedicide |
| Weapon | IZh-27 shotgun |
| Deaths | 5 (including the perpetrator and the gun's original owner) |
| Injured | 1 |
| Perpetrator | Ruslan Akhtyamov |
Shooting
The attack occurred after 26-year-old Ruslan Akhtyamov entered the Ryabinka kindergarten with an IZh-27 double-barreled shotgun,[1][2] shooting dead a staff member who tried to stop the attack.[3] Walking into a classroom during the children's naptime,[4] he opened fire, killing two small children, whom RIA Novosti said had been born in 2016 and 2018.[4] Another staff member was wounded.[5] After the shooting, Akhtyamov then turned the gun on himself and committed suicide.[6]
The National Guard of Russia said that the firearm used by the perpetrator was obtained under the name of another person.[7] Izvestia reported that the firearm's owner had been found dead, presumably killed by the kindergarten shooter.[8]
Perpetrator
The shooter was identified as 26-year-old Ruslan Akhtyamov. He had reportedly been dealing with mental illness.[9][2]
Victims
Five people were killed in the attack:
- 68-year-old man whom Akhtyamov stole the gun from; (died prior to the attack)
- 35-year-old teacher of the Ryabinka kindergarten;[10]
- 5-year-old female kindergarten student;[11]
- 6-year-old male kindergarten student;
- Ruslan Akhtyamov (26 years old) - the assailant in the attack; committed suicide.
One person was injured, a 52-year-old assistant teacher.[citation needed]
Reactions
The governor of the Ulyanovsk region, Aleksey Russkikh, said that the families of the victims would be provided with medical, psychological and social assistance.[12] Ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova called on the National Guard to be on duty in schools and kindergartens.[13] Russkikh and Yuri Bezdudny, the governor of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, provided their condolences for the tragedy.[14]