The number of victims of the shooting attack in Kyiv has risen to seven, the capital's mayor Vitaliy Klitschko announced on social media on Monday, UNN reports.
According to medics, a man wounded by the shooter in the Holosiivskyi district died in the hospital. In total, there are already seven fatalities from the shooting in the Holosiivskyi district.
According to the mayor, the injured person was in extremely critical condition. "Doctors fought for his life, but unfortunately, they could not save him," Klitschko noted.
About the wounded
"Currently, 7 of those wounded in the Holosiivskyi district are in Kyiv hospitals. Among them is one child. Of the adults, four injured are in intensive care. Two are in the polytrauma department," the mayor noted.
According to him, doctors are providing all necessary medical assistance to all of them.
Addition
On April 18, a 58-year-old native of Moscow opened fire in the Holosiivskyi district of the capital, killing five people, after which he barricaded himself in a supermarket and held hostages. He used a registered firearm. At the same time, a fire broke out in the apartment where the attacker was registered.
Later, another person died in the hospital.
The shooter was neutralized.
Criminal proceedings have been initiated under Part 3 of Article 258 (terrorist act resulting in human casualties) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine regarding the shooting of civilians and hostage-taking in the capital.
Also, criminal proceedings have been initiated regarding the improper performance of official duties by police officers during the terrorist act in the capital on April 18, 2026. The legal qualification of the criminal offense is Part 3 of Article 367 (official negligence resulting in grave consequences) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
All actions of law enforcement officers at the moment of critical threat to citizens' lives, including the episode with leaving a minor child in danger and the untimely cessation of the attacker's actions, will receive a proper legal assessment, reported Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko.