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Ukraine Investigates Kyiv Shooting of Six Civilians as Terrorist Act
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Ukraine Investigates Kyiv Shooting of Six Civilians as Terrorist Act

From El País · (1d ago) Spanish Critical tone

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

TLDR

  • Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) is investigating a shooting in Kyiv that killed six civilians and injured 15 others as a terrorist act.
  • The perpetrator, a man born in 1968 with a registered weapon, reportedly set fire to an apartment before shooting people on the street and in a supermarket, taking hostages.
  • The SBU, police, and prosecutors are working to determine the motives behind the attack, while Ukrainian forces simultaneously conducted long-range attacks on Russian energy infrastructure.

Kyiv is grappling with a horrific act of violence after a man, identified as being born in 1968, unleashed a deadly shooting spree in the Holosiyiv district, claiming six lives and injuring fifteen others. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has classified the incident as a terrorist act, underscoring the gravity of the situation as the nation remains under siege from external aggression.

Investigators of the Security Service of Ukraine have classified the shooting of civilians and hostage-taking in the Holosiyiv district of Kyiv as a terrorist act.

— SBUThe official statement from the SBU classifying the incident and initiating a terrorism investigation.

The perpetrator, armed with a registered firearm, reportedly began his rampage by setting fire to an apartment before moving through the streets and a supermarket, where he took hostages. Special forces eventually neutralized the attacker after a tense standoff. The SBU, in conjunction with national police and the prosecutor's office, is conducting a thorough investigation to uncover the motives behind this senseless violence.

According to the available information, the crime was committed by a man born in 1968 who was armed with a registered weapon.

— SBUProviding initial details about the perpetrator and his weapon.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted the attacker's Russian birth, though his citizenship remains unconfirmed by authorities. Interior Minister Igor Klimenko detailed the sequence of events, emphasizing that the shooter fired upon civilians indiscriminately before turning his weapon on a hostage inside the store. The prolonged negotiation period, during which authorities attempted to provide medical aid to an injured hostage, ultimately failed, leading to the order to neutralize the assailant.

The SBU, the National Police, and the Prosecutor's Office are taking exhaustive measures to clarify the circumstances of the incident, including the possible motives of the shooter.

— SBUOutlining the ongoing investigative efforts to understand the cause of the attack.

While Kyiv deals with this internal tragedy, the ongoing conflict with Russia continues. On the same day, Ukrainian forces launched long-range strikes against four Russian energy infrastructure sites, causing fires in two refineries in the Samara region and impacting facilities in the Leningrad region. This dual focus on internal security and external defense highlights the immense pressure Ukraine faces on multiple fronts.

The attacker was born in Russia.

— Volodymyr ZelenskyyUkrainian President Zelenskyy's statement regarding the attacker's origin.
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Originally published by El País in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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