Gunman Kills at Least Six in Kyiv Shooting Before Police Fatally Shoot Him
A gunman opened fire in Kyiv, killing at least six people and taking hostages in a supermarket. Police negotiated with him before storming the building and killing him during an arrest attempt. Officials reported the incident occurred in the Holosiivskyi district on April 18, 2026.
japantimes.co.jpA gunman killed at least six people in Kyiv on April 18, 2026, before barricading himself in a supermarket with hostages. Ukrainian police stormed the building and fatally shot the attacker after negotiations failed. The incident unfolded in the city's Holosiivskyi district.
Multiple sources confirmed the gunman first shot four bystanders on the street, then entered the supermarket and killed a fifth person. A sixth victim, a young woman, later died from her injuries in the hospital.
The head of Ukraine’s Interior Ministry
stated that the gunman was born in 1968 and carried a legally registered carbine.
He added that the assailant had renewed his weapon permit in December, providing a medical certificate. An investigation will determine the issuing medical institution. Police negotiators communicated with the gunman for approximately 40 minutes.
A female negotiator urged him over a loudspeaker to release the hostages.
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