Overview
- Following Saturday’s shooting in Kyiv’s Holosiivskyi district, police said the gunman took hostages in a supermarket, ignored 40 minutes of negotiations, and was killed when special units stormed the store, rescuing four people.
- Kyiv’s mayor said Monday that a man injured in the attack has died, bringing the toll to seven, and that seven victims remain in hospital, including a child, with several adults in intensive care.
- Prosecutors identified the shooter as a 58-year-old born in Moscow who had lived in Donbas, and officials said he used a legally registered carbine after applying in December 2025 to renew his permit with a medical certificate; authorities also reported he set his apartment on fire before the rampage.
- Ukraine’s security service designated the case a terrorist act, and investigators are examining motive, the licensing process for the weapon and medical vetting for permits, a review that could shape tighter rules on civilian firearms.
- Police leadership faced fallout after video showed patrol officers running from gunfire, with Kyiv’s patrol police chief Yevhen Zhukov resigning and several officers suspended as an internal investigation proceeds.