Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that five people died during the shooting in the Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv.
Initially, the killer walked through a Kyiv neighborhood, killing passersby. He then entered a local department store, where he took hostages.
According to media reports, four people died during the shooting on the street, and one more in the supermarket. Ten wounded remain in the hospital, including a child.
The shooter in Kyiv was neutralized during his arrest, reported the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Igor Klymenko.
According to media reports, the identity of the Kyiv shooter, neutralized by special forces, has been established. It is reported that he is Dmitry Vasilyenkov, born in 1968. He was born in Moscow and holds Ukrainian citizenship.
He previously lived in Bakhmut in the Donetsk region, later in the Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv.
The shooter in Kyiv killed people with a legal hunting rifle Kel-Tec SUB-2000 chambered for 9×19 pistol cartridges, Ukrainian media report.
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