Overview
- An armed man opened fire in Kyiv’s Holosiivskyi district Saturday, killing people on the street before taking hostages inside a supermarket.
- Police negotiators spoke with him for about 40 minutes, special units then stormed the store when talks failed, he fired at officers, and four hostages were rescued as the gunman was shot dead.
- Officials confirmed six fatalities after a hospitalized woman later died, and authorities reported multiple others wounded.
- Injury counts differed in official updates, with the security service later citing 15 wounded while earlier tallies from city and national officials ranged from nine to 14.
- Investigators identified the attacker as a 58‑year‑old born in Moscow who used a legally registered automatic weapon, had sought to renew his permit, and allegedly set fire to his registered apartment before the shootings, as police, the SBU, and prosecutors lead a joint probe and the president orders verified public updates; large hostage shootings are rare in Ukraine.