2026 Kyiv shooting

2026 Kyiv shooting

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== Perpetrator ==
== Perpetrator ==
The shooter was identified as 57-year-old man born in [[Moscow]], Russia, and said he had used a semi-automatic carbine to carry out the attack.{{cite web|url=https://nashaniva.com/amp/en/393189|title=Terrorist in Kyiv killed six people and barricaded himself in a supermarket. He was shot during the assault|website=nashaniva.com|date=April 18, 2026}} The perpetrator held Ukrainian citizenship at the time of the shooting. Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs [[Ihor Klymenko]] said that the motive for the attack was under investigation.{{cite web |date=2026 |title=Prosecutor general confirms Kyiv shooter was Moscow-born |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/04/18/8030747/ |website=Pravda }}
The shooter was identified as 57-year-old man born in [[Moscow]], Russia, and he was reported to have used a semi-automatic carbine to carry out the attack.{{cite web|url=https://nashaniva.com/amp/en/393189|title=Terrorist in Kyiv killed six people and barricaded himself in a supermarket. He was shot during the assault|website=nashaniva.com|date=April 18, 2026}} The perpetrator held Ukrainian citizenship at the time of the shooting. Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs [[Ihor Klymenko]] said that the motive for the attack was under investigation.{{cite web |date=2026 |title=Prosecutor general confirms Kyiv shooter was Moscow-born |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/04/18/8030747/ |website=Pravda }}


== Investigation ==
== Investigation ==