Overview
- A gunman opened fire in a Kyiv residential area on Saturday, then took hostages in a supermarket before police killed him during an arrest attempt.
- Authorities now put the toll at six dead and say at least eight people remained in hospital on Sunday, including one in very serious condition.
- Prosecutors and the Security Service of Ukraine opened a terrorism case and are examining the suspect’s online extremist posts, Moscow birth, and Russia-linked accounts with no confirmed state role.
- After a widely shared video showed two officers running from a wounded person, the Interior Ministry suspended them and launched a criminal inquiry into their conduct.
- Officials say the attacker used a legally registered firearm, prompting checks on how he kept his permits and whether medical certificates reflected concerns about his mental health.