In brief
In a shocking incident in Kyiv, two individuals were killed and multiple others injured when a gunman opened fire in the Holosiivskyi district. The situation escalated as the attacker took hostages in a supermarket, resulting in a significant response from law enforcement. Ukrainian officials have confirmed that the perpetrator was eventually killed, and at least ten people, including a child, were hospitalized. The exact circumstances are still under investigation.
Two people have been killed and others injured as a person opened fire in Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital's Mayor Vitali Klitschko has said.
The incident happened in the southern Holosiivskyi district, Kyiv's police force wrote on Telegram.
Ukraine's Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko later confirmed that people had been taken hostage in a supermarket and that the attacker shot at police officers before being killed.
The exact number of those killed and injured is unclear, but Klitschko said at least 10 people had been taken to hospital, including a child.
