Gunman kills at least 5 people in Ukraine’s Kyiv, takes hostages; police shoot him dead

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1 min readUpdated: Apr 18, 2026 09:28 PM IST

A gunman who killed at least people in the streets of Kyiv Saturday before taking hostages in a nearby supermarket has been shot dead by police, news agency Associated Press reported, citing Ukrainian officials.

The head of Ukraine’s Interior Ministry, Ihor Klymenko, said in a statement on social media that special tactical police units stormed the store after attempts to contact the gunman with a negotiator failed.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at least five people were killed. The shooting took place in Kyiv’s Holosiivskyi district, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

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