Five Dead After Shooter Opens Fire in Kyiv

The suspect was fatally shot when law enforcement attempted to arrest him.
Five Dead After Shooter Opens Fire in Kyiv
A man walks out onto the partially frozen Dnieper River, with the Motherland Monument in the distance, in Kyiv on Feb. 28, 2026. Photo by Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images
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At least five people died on April 18 when an active shooter opened fire in Kyiv’s Holosiivskyi district.

Ukrainian police say the shooter barricaded himself inside a supermarket with hostages.

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