Ukrainian rioters use special ammo - Ukrainian Interior Ministry
KYIV. Feb 20 (Interfax) - The Ukrainian Interior Ministry has ordered an expert evaluation of the physical evidence of the use by rioters of special ammunition intended for damaging special equipment.
An examination of the law enforcement's special equipment damaged in the riots indicates that special ammunition were used against it, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry's public relations department has reported.
"About a dozen shots were fired from various types of firearms, some of which were probably equipped with special ammunition. Investigators and operatives said the shooters aimed at people who were driving the special equipment as most of the shots hit the cabins and the windscreen," a report posted on the Interior Ministry website says.
A group of investigators said they had found seven holes in the hull of one water canon and two holes in the hull of another water canon. "Some of the holes were made by shots that were able to break the metal hulls of special vehicles," the police said.
The Interior Ministry provided photos of the holes, saying that an expert evaluation has been ordered.