Six die in Kyiv shooting, hostage situation; police kill suspect

Summary

Six people were killed and 14 injured in a mass shooting and hostage situation in Kyiv, Ukraine, before police killed the suspect, a Russian-born man.

Key Points
  • Six people were killed in a mass shooting in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district.
  • The suspect barricaded himself in a supermarket with hostages before being shot dead by police.
  • The shooting is being investigated as a terrorist act with no disclosed motive.
  • The suspect was a Russian-born man with a criminal record and an automatic weapon.
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