"Holosiiv shooter" was preparing for a mass shooting, honing his skills. This is evidenced by the analysis of recordings on his mobile phone, Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko reported, as written by UNN.
The perpetrator had two registered carbines and a traumatic pistol; despite having a criminal record, he could obtain a weapons permit as a journalist.
"Analysis of the killer's mobile phone content confirmed systematic preparation for a mass shooting. The found video recordings captured him at home practicing skills of quickly bringing the weapon to combat readiness and aimed shooting", - Kravchenko reported.
According to the Prosecutor General, he accompanied his actions with aggressive monologues: calling people "pigs" whom he would "liquidate," using hate speech against Ukrainians, shouting Nazi greetings, and calling for violence on ideological grounds.
"The perpetrator showed particular animosity towards his neighbor, whom he contemptuously called "director of the sixth." He was the first victim of the attack", - the Prosecutor General reported.
Kravchenko also reported that the perpetrator's connections with the RF have not yet been confirmed.
Chronology of the tragedy
In his post, Prosecutor General Kravchenko provides the chronology of the day's events, restored by the investigation.
According to the investigation, the "trigger" for the tragedy on April 18 was another dispute over the intercom, which the killer repaired himself, but afterwards some residents could not enter the building.
During the conflict near the entrance, the attacker first opened fire with traumatic weapons, injuring several people. When the ammunition ran out, he threw away the pistol, went up to his apartment, took firearms, set the premises on fire, and returned to the street, where he continued shooting.
Near the house, the shooter killed a neighbor and a taxi driver. He also injured the son of the first deceased, his wife, her sister, and the janitor who shielded a child with himself. Later, the sister and the janitor died from the fatal wounds received.
The perpetrator recorded his actions on audio. After the first murders, the man, moving towards the supermarket, continued to fire and shot dead two more people. At the same time, he selectively warned individual passersby to run away, "because there will be shooting now".
In the store, the attacker walked between the rows, threatened people with weapons, and shot dead an employee. In addition, five more people were injured in the store.
Having barricaded himself with hostages, he addressed the currency exchange point employee demanding she immediately leave the cash register and call a representative for negotiations. The man threatened to shoot through the doors and kill the woman if she refused. He was not interested in the money, shouting: "get out of the cash register, I won't take your dollars".
"The man justified all his actions as "self-defense" from an alleged group attack by four people near the entrance, claiming that "youngsters along with old ladies came at him." He appealed to his military experience and rank of major, stating that he "could no longer tolerate it." At the same time, he demonstrated extreme cynicism, commenting on the neighbor's murder: "He's already a corpse, his brains are lying there"", - Prosecutor General Kravchenko said.
Final conclusions regarding the motives, mental state, and sanity of the shooter at the time of the crime will be made after the completion of posthumous forensic psychological and psychiatric examinations.
Death toll from the shooting attack in Kyiv has risen to seven20.04.26, 10:19
Supplement
On April 18 in the Holosiiv district of the capital, a 58-year-old native of Moscow opened fire, killing five people, after which he barricaded himself in a supermarket premises and held hostages. He used registered firearms. At the same time, a fire broke out in the apartment where the attacker was registered.
Later, two more people died in the hospital.
The shooter was eliminated.
A criminal proceeding has been initiated for the shooting of civilians and hostage-taking in the capital under Part 3 of Article 258 (terrorist act that led to the death of people) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Also, for the improper performance of official duties by police officers during the terrorist attack in the capital on April 18, 2026, a criminal proceeding has been initiated. Legal qualification of the criminal offense: Part 3 of Article 367 (official negligence that caused serious consequences) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. They were remanded in custody with the possibility of bail, which has been posted.