Six killed in mass shooting in central Kyiv before police kill gunman

Six people died in a mass shooting in a busy central district of Kyiv before police killed the gunman following a hostage situation, according to Ukrainian authorities. The incident, described as unheard of in wartime Kyiv, occurred in the capital's central area.

Ukraine's Security Service is investigating the shooting as a terrorist act. The rare mass shooting event stands in contrast to the ongoing war-related violence that has affected the city since Russia's invasion, representing an unusual form of civilian violence in the Ukrainian capital during wartime.