Kyiv shooter used registered weapon

Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko has said that the attacker who carried out the shooting in Kyiv used a legally registered weapon.

Source: Klymenko in comments to journalists broadcast on the national joint 24/7 newscast

Quote: "This citizen was born in 1968. Most likely a pensioner. He lived nearby. He walked down the street, starting from Demiivska Street. Along the way, he shot four of our citizens. The fifth victim was shot inside the shop as a hostage. The KORD special unit in Kyiv and Kyiv police carried out an operation, and the offender was killed.

He had a weapon, a carbine, which was registered. Moreover, in December 2025 this man applied to the licensing system to have the weapon revalidated, as the permit had expired. He provided a medical certificate. The investigation will establish which medical institution issued this certificate. He submitted an application to extend his right to use the weapon."

Details: According to Klymenko, the attacker made no demands. The negotiations lasted around 40 minutes.

"We understood there was an injured person inside and offered to provide tourniquets, but he did not respond. Therefore, the decision was made to neutralise him, especially after he shot one of the hostages," the minister said.

He added that investigators will establish the attacker's motive.

Background:

• On 18 April, a man opened fire in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district, killing and injuring people. Police conducted a special operation to detain the attacker.
• The man who carried out the fatal shooting was later killed during the operation to arrest him.
• According to Ukrainska Pravda sources, his name was Dmytro Vasylchenkov and he was born on 21 April 1968 in Moscow. He held Ukrainian citizenship and had previously lived in Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, before moving to Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that five people were killed and 10 hospitalised, and four hostages were rescued.
• Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko later confirmed that the shooter was a 58-year-old Moscow-born man.

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