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Eight people remain in hospital after Kyiv shooting, mayor says
Police said the gunman took hostages and was killed after a 40-minute standoff, while investigators examine the attack as possible terrorism.
- On Saturday, a Russian-born gunman opened fire in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district, killing six people before police shot him dead following a 40-minute supermarket standoff with hostages.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated the attacker set fire to an apartment before the shooting, noting he had a prior criminal record, long resided in Donetsk, and displayed an unstable mental state.
- Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported on Sunday that eight people remain hospitalized, including a child whose parents were killed, while witnesses screamed 'run away, hide' as chaos erupted.
- Investigators from the Security Service are treating the incident as a terrorist act while authorities probe how the gunman obtained medical clearances and his firearms permit.
- Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko stated the ministry intends to draft a civilian firearms bill, asserting 'people should have the right to armed self-defense' amid intensified debate over permit regulations.
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On April 18, a shooting occurred in the Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv, resulting in the death of six people and the injury of at least 14 others. This was reported by President Volodymyr Zelensky, Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko, the Security Service of Ukraine, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. According to preliminary data, the attacker shot four people on the street and another one in a supermarket. After that, he barricaded himself …
There could be more injuries.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs stated that they initially planned not to kill the attacker, but were forced to give the order to storm the building. The man who opened fire in Kyiv acted erratically and was armed with a civilian firearm, which was legal for purchase. The shooter was killed during the assault after he killed another hostage. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing a briefing by Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko. Read a…
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