Ukraine police shoot dead gunman who killed six in Kyiv, took hostages

The attacker has been identified as a “58-year-old Moscow man”, but no motive has been established.A gunman who killed at least six people in Kyiv and took hostages has been shot dead by Ukrainian police, officials said.The attack occurred on Saturday in the capital’s Holosiivskyi district, where the assailant opened fire on civilians in the street before barricading himself inside a nearby supermarket, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Ukraine’s veterans’ theatre turns war wounds into catharsislist 2 of 4Zelenskyy says Ukrainian interceptors downed Iran drones in the Middle Eastlist 3 of 4Ukraine strikes drone production, military support deal with Germanylist 4 of 4‘Sent to be killed’: How Russia forces migrants to fight in Ukraineend of listSpecial tactical police units stormed the supermarket after roughly 40 minutes of failed negotiations, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said on Telegram. The gunman shot at police officers during the standoff.“We tried to persuade him, knowing that there was likely a wounded person inside,” Klymenko told The Associated Press news agency. “We even offered to bring in tourniquets to stop the bleeding, but he did not respond.”Ultimately, authorities were given the order to “neutralise” the attacker, he said.At least 10 others were hospitalised, including one child, and four hostages were rescued, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a post on X.Special Forces Police Unit evacuate a hostage at the site of a shooting incident, in Kyiv, Ukraine, April 18, 2026 [Reuters]Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko said the attacker was a 58-year-old born in Moscow.Klymenko said the man was carrying a legally registered gun and had approached licensing authorities as recently as December 2025 to renew his weapons permit, submitting a valid medical certificate at the time. He added that investigators would determine which medical institution issued the document.