| Kerch Polytechnic College massacre | |
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 Vladislav Roslyakov in the college library | |
| Location | Kerch Polytechnic College, Kerch, Crimea |
| Coordinates | 45°21′23″N 36°32′08″E / 45.35639°N 36.53556°E |
| Date | 17 October 2018 Approximately 11:44 — ? (UTC+3:00) |
Attack type | School shooting, school bombing, mass murder, murder–suicide, allegedly copycat crime |
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| Deaths | 21 (including the perpetrator) |
Injured | 73 |
| Perpetrator | Vladislav Roslyakov |
On 17 October 2018, a bomb attack and school shooting happened in the dining room and second floor of Kerch Polytechnic College in Kerch, Crimea. The school is attended by students aged 15 to mid-20s. 20 people (15 students and 5 staff members) died and over 53 were injured, 12 of them critically.
The shooter was 18-year-old student Vladislav Roslyakov, who after the attack killed himself. One of the survivors said the shooting lasted 15 minutes.
The crime is under investigation as a mass murder and not terrorist attack.
Russian President Vladimir Putin described the attack as a "tragic event" and offered his condolences to the victims' families while attending a conference in Sochi.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko expressed condolences to the victims, whom he described as Ukrainian citizens.
