Six Dead After Shooter Opens Fire in Kyiv

The suspect was fatally shot when law enforcement attempted to arrest him.

A man walks out onto the partially frozen Dnieper River, with the Motherland Monument in the distance, in Kyiv on Feb. 28, 2026. Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images

At least six people died on April 18 when a man opened fire in Kyiv’s Holosiivskyi district. At least 10 other people were hospitalized after the attack.

Ukrainian police say the shooter barricaded himself inside a supermarket with hostages and refused to negotiate a safe release with law enforcement.