Overview
- An attacker opened fire in Kyiv’s Holosiivskyi district on Saturday, killed people on the street, then took hostages in a supermarket where special police shot him after 40 minutes of failed talks, with four hostages rescued.
- Authorities now report six dead and multiple wounded, with eight people, including a child whose parents were killed, still in hospital on Sunday.
- Prosecutors identified the shooter as a 58-year-old man born in Moscow who long lived in eastern Ukraine, used a legally registered carbine, and had sought to renew his weapons permit in December 2025.
- Investigators are examining how the gun license and medical certificate were issued, the security service labeled the case a terrorist act, and the interior minister said he will move to finalize a civilian firearms bill.
- Viral video showing patrol officers running from the scene prompted suspensions and the resignation of Ukraine’s patrol police chief as officials review the response.