Shooting Spree in Kyiv’s Holosiivskyi District Leaves Several Dead and Child Wounded

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed the casualties following a shooting spree in the Holosiivskyi district, noting that a child and a security guard are among those wounded. Make us preferred on Google Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Ukrainian policeman. (Photo by Depositphotos) Content Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Flip Make us preferred on Google A major police special operation is underway in Kyiv’s Holosiivskyi district after an unidentified gunman opened fire on a street and later barricaded himself inside a supermarket. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed that several people were killed in the attack. Among the wounded is a child, who is currently being transported to the hospital, while medical teams are treating several injured adults at the scene. “The special operation to detain the man who started the shooting and is currently inside the supermarket premises is ongoing,” Klitschko stated, adding that further gunshots have been heard from within the building. Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . Later, the death toll from the shooting in Kyiv’s Holosiivskyi district has risen to two, with five others hospitalized following an attack by an unidentified gunman who remains barricaded inside a supermarket. Klitschko, citing medical reports, confirmed that the hospitalized victims include a child and a security guard from the Velmart supermarket. The gunman reportedly stormed the store after opening fire on the street. Emergency medical teams remain on the scene to assist others who may have been caught in the crossfire. The National Police of Kyiv reported that elite KORD special forces have begun storming the Velmart supermarket after negotiations with the perpetrator proved unsuccessful. According to Ukrainian journalist Andriy Tsapliienko , the situation remains critical as law enforcement units work to neutralize the threat. While early police reports confirmed at least one fatality, subsequent updates from city officials indicate the death toll is higher. Other Topics of Interest A Complicated Legacy: Remembering Patriarch Filaret There was more to the veteran Ukrainian religious leader than many care to recall, but he and his legacy should be remembered as they were and are. The motives of the shooter remain unknown, and the area has been cordoned off by security forces. This incident adds to a day of high tension in Ukraine, following a series of Russian drone and missile strikes across several regions , including a major attack on energy infrastructure in Chernihiv and targeted strikes on civilians in the Kherson and Dnipropetrovsk regions. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization since 1995. Its international market reach of 97% outside of Ukraine makes it truly Ukraine’s Global – and most reliable – Voice.