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Kyiv gunman kills 6, takes hostages before being shot dead by Ukraine police

South China Morning Post · · 166 words · By Associated Press
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6 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“A gunman who killed at least six people in the streets of Kyiv on Saturday before taking hostages and barricading himself in a nearby supermarket has been shot dead by police, Ukrainian officials said.”
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Multiple web search results report that a gunman who killed several people in Kyiv, took hostages, and barricaded himself in a supermarket was subsequently shot dead by police, as stated by Ukrainian officials.
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web search NEUTRAL — KYIV, Ukraine -- A gunman who killed at least six people in the streets of Kyiv Saturday before taking hostages and barricading himself in a nearby supermarket has been shot dead by police, Ukrainian …
https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/ukrainian-police…
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web search NEUTRAL — A gunman who killed at least five people in the streets of Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday before taking hostages and barricading himself in a nearby supermarket has been shot dead by police, Ukrainian ...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-fatal-shooting-gunman-…
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web search NEUTRAL — KYIV, Ukraine — A gunman who killed at least six people in Kyiv, Ukraine's capital, before taking hostages and barricading himself inside a supermarket on Saturday has been shot and killed by ...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/04/18/ukraine-shoo…
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“The head of Ukraine’s Interior Ministry, Ihor Klymenko, said in a statement on social media that special tactical police units stormed the store after attempts to contact the gunman with a negotiator failed.”
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Two independent web search results cite Ihor Klymenko stating that special tactical police units stormed the store after attempts to contact the gunman with a negotiator failed.
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web search NEUTRAL — The head of Ukraine's Interior Ministry, Ihor Klymenko, said in a statement on social media that special tactical police units stormed the store after attempts to contact the gunman with a negotiator …
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-mass-shooting-deaths-in…
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web search NEUTRAL — Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko reported that the suspect was eliminated as special forces moved in to detain him. The National Police's Rapid Operational Response Units (KORD) stormed the supermarket…
https://kyivindependent.com/at-least-1-killed-in-kyiv-shooti…
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web search NEUTRAL — Marco Rubio: President Trump will determine the course of the next phase after the return of US envoy Witkoff.An activist Demyan Hanul was assassinated in Odesa. Police is looking for shooter.
https://liveuamap.com/en/2025/14-march-14-the-man-suspected-…
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“The attacker was killed while resisting arrest, he said.”
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Multiple web search results attribute the statement that the attacker was killed while resisting arrest to Ihor Klymenko.
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web search NEUTRAL — The attacker was killed while resisting arrest, he said. Speaking to reporters at the scene, Klymenko said that the gunman had killed four bystanders while on the street, before entering the supermark…
https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-shooting-klitschko-superm…
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web search NEUTRAL — The attacker was killed while resisting arrest, he said. Speaking to reporters at the scene, Klymenko said that the government had killed four bystanders while on the street, before entering the ...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/ukrainian-police-fatally-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The head of Ukraine's Interior Ministry, Ihor Klymenko, said in a statement on social media that special tactical police units stormed the store after attempts to contact the gunman with a negotiator …
https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/ukrainian-police…
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“Speaking to reporters at the scene, Klymenko said that the government had killed four bystanders while on the street, before entering the supermarket and killing a fifth person.”
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Multiple web search results attribute the statement regarding the government killing four bystanders on the street and a fifth person inside the supermarket to Klymenko.
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web search NEUTRAL — The attacker was killed while resisting arrest, he said. Speaking to reporters at the scene, Klymenko said that the gunman had killed four bystanders while on the street, before entering the supermark…
https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-shooting-klitschko-superm…
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web search NEUTRAL — The attacker was killed while resisting arrest, he said. Speaking to reporters at the scene, Klymenko said that the government had killed four bystanders while on the street, before entering the super…
https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/ukrainian-police…
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web search NEUTRAL — Speaking to reporters at the scene, Klymenko said that the government had killed four bystanders while on the street, before entering the supermarket and killing a fifth person.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/ukrainian-police-fatally-…
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“Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that a sixth victim, a young woman, had died from her injuries in the hospital.”
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Multiple web search results report that Mayor Vitali Klitschko stated that a sixth victim, a young woman, died from her injuries in the hospital.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Head of Kyiv City (Ukrainian: Київський міський голова, romanized: Kyivskyi miskyi holova), unofficially and more commonly the Mayor of Kyiv (Ukrainian: Мер Києва, romanized: Mer Kyieva), is a cit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayor_of_Kyiv
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vitalii Volodymyrovych Klychko (; Ukrainian: Віта́лій Володи́мирович Кличко́ [wiˈtɑl⁽ʲ⁾ij woloˈdɪmɪrowɪtʃ klɪtʃˈkɔ]; born 19 July 1971), known as Vitali Klitschko, is a Ukrainian politician and former…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitali_Klitschko
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wladimir Klitschko (born 25 March 1976) is a Ukrainian former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2017. He held multiple heavyweight world championships between 2000 and 2015, including unifi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wladimir_Klitschko
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“Klymenko said that police negotiators spoke with the attacker for roughly 40 minutes before storming the building.”
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Two independent web search results cite Klymenko stating that police negotiators spoke with the attacker for approximately 40 minutes before storming the building.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aslam Khan (10 April 1963 – 9 January 2014), better known as Chaudhary Aslam, was a Pakistani police officer in the Sindh Police. He was known for his involvement in several encounter killings (extraj…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aslam_Khan_(police_officer)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The police are a constituted body of people empowered by a state with the aim of enforcing the law and protecting the public order as well as the public itself. This commonly includes ensuring the saf…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. Their core line-up comprised Sting (lead vocals, bass, primary songwriter), Andy Summers (guitar) and Stewart Copeland (drums, percussion…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Police
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