Overview
- Police in Kyiv say a gunman opened fire in the Demiivka district and then took hostages inside a supermarket.
- Special units intervened during the standoff and neutralized the attacker, according to Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko.
- Officials confirmed five people were killed and said ten others are in hospital with injuries and trauma.
- Klymenko said four hostages were freed during the operation.
- Authorities have not identified the shooter, who local reports describe as a white‑haired man seen on video carrying a rifle.