A Ukrainian MP says the Kyiv supermarket shooter was a Russian-born man with pro-Russian views and registered weapons.
New reports confirm multiple fatalities, including a child, and indicate the attacker detonated explosives.
The shooting occurred in the Holosiivskyi district, with at least two killed including a young woman, and witnesses reported the attacker running through the street.
Klitschko reported updated casualty figures: two killed and five wounded, including a child.
Ukrainian law enforcement officers have eliminated the shooter responsible for the attack.
The shooter has been eliminated by Ukrainian special forces, confirming the end of the hostage standoff.
Ukrainian authorities confirm the shooter was neutralized after attempts to restrain him failed.
Ukrainian media has identified the eliminated shooter as Dmitry Vasilchenkov, born in Moscow in 1968, who held Ukrainian citizenship and lived in Bahmut and Kyiv.
A new report states the shooter had been forcibly mobilized a few days prior and escaped from his military unit on the day of the attack.
Ukrainian MP Maryana Bezugla has publicly commented on the incident, stating the shooter was born in Moscow, held pro-Russian views, and owned registered weapons.