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Ukraine's Security Service classifies mass killing of civilians in Kiev as terrorist attack

Man shoots six people in Ukrainian capital before being killed by police

Apr 19, 2026 10:41 59

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Ukraine's Security Service classifies mass killing of civilians in Kiev as a "terrorist attack", Ukrinform reported, BTA reported.

A man shot six people in the Ukrainian capital yesterday before being killed by police. According to the latest data, at least 14 people were injured.

A preliminary investigation has begun. According to available information, the crime was committed by a man born in 1968 in the Russian capital Moscow with a legally registered firearm.

Investigators are considering several versions of the shooter's motives, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening video address, also quoted by Ukrinform.

Zelensky noted that the attacker set fire to his apartment before going out into the street and starting shooting. The man, who had lived for a long time in the Donetsk region, now one of the "hot spots" in the war with Russia in eastern Ukraine, has been charged with crimes, he added.