At least two people have been killed and several others injured, according to the mayor of the Ukrainian capital
An armed man has opened fire and seized a supermarket in Kiev, leaving at least two people dead and several wounded, the Ukrainian authorities have confirmed.
The incident unfolded on Saturday evening in the southwestern Goloseyevsky district, where the attacker reportedly began shooting at random before barricading himself inside a Velmart supermarket, taking several people hostage.
Police said special forces units were deployed and a cordon established around the area in an operation to detain the suspect. “An unknown man opened fire on people… one person was killed and there are wounded,” it said in a statement.
Kiev Mayor Vitaly Klitschko later said the death toll could be higher, with at least two people among the dead. He confirmed that a child was among the wounded and has been taken to the hospital; other victims are receiving treatment at the scene.
According to local reports, the gunman was armed with an automatic weapon. Police later said the shooter was killed when officers stormed the store where he was hiding. The motive remains unclear, and the authorities have not released details about the suspect.
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