5 killed in Kiev shooting-Xinhua

5 killed in Kiev shooting

Source: Xinhua| 2026-04-19 00:42:45|Editor: huaxia

KIEV, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Five people were killed on Saturday after a man opened fire on the streets of the Ukrainian capital, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

According to Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko, 15 people, including a child, were injured when a gunman opened fire in Kiev's southern Holosiivsky district.

Following the shooting, the attacker took people hostage in a nearby supermarket, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said.

He added that the attacker was killed during the arrest.

Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office said the attacker was a 58-year-old man, who was born in Moscow.

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