The gunman in the Kyiv supermarket attack has been identified as a Ukrainian Armed Forces soldier who served in the 2000s and returned to fight in 2022.
The mayor of Kyiv has confirmed a child is among the victims of the shooting.
A new report confirms one of the victims was a young woman who was simply walking down the street when she was shot and killed.
New video from the scene shows the body of a woman killed by the shooter.
Ukrainian special forces have been ordered to storm the supermarket where the shooter is barricaded.
A new video has surfaced showing the attacker opening fire on passersby in the initial moments of the incident.
Ukrainian special police units (KORD) are now preparing to storm the supermarket to end the hostage situation.
Mayor Vitali Klitschko has confirmed there are "several" people killed, while local media reports at least four dead.
Ukrainian special forces are preparing to storm the supermarket as negotiations continue, with new shots heard from inside.
Ukrainian security forces have begun storming the supermarket building where the shooter is barricaded.
The city's mayor confirmed "several" fatalities, and KORD counterterrorism units are preparing to launch an assault on the supermarket.
Ukrainian KORD special forces have begun storming the Velmart supermarket to end the hostage situation.
New video footage has emerged of the incident, and Ukrainian media confirms the shooter barricaded himself inside a 'Velmart' supermarket.
New video evidence shows the shooter set his apartment on fire before the attack.
New video evidence shows the shooter set his apartment on fire and was seen running through courtyards shooting at people before the supermarket siege.
New video evidence shows the shooter set his apartment on fire before the supermarket incident, and KORD counterterrorism units are now preparing to storm the building.
Ukrainian counter-terrorism teams are now on the scene and preparing to storm the building.
New video footage from inside the supermarket shows the attacker brandishing a weapon and directly threatening hostages.
The shooter has reportedly set fire to his apartment.
Ukrainian special forces in armored vehicles have arrived at the scene and are preparing for an assault, with local reports indicating gunfire can be heard inside the building.
The shooter has been killed after exchanging fire with Ukrainian special forces who entered the supermarket.
The shooter has been identified as Dmitry Vasilyevich Vasilchenkov, born 1968, originally from Moscow but holding Ukrainian citizenship, with previous residences in Bakhmut and Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district. He was armed with a Kel-Tec SUB-2000 hunting rifle and was killed during his arrest, with all hostages removed from the store.
The mayor confirms several fatalities, and the suspect has reportedly set a fire inside the supermarket as KORD units prepare to storm.
The shooter has been killed by Ukrainian special forces after an exchange of fire inside the supermarket, and Ukrainian media reports the shooter's background as born in Moscow with moves to Bakhmut and Kyiv.
The attacker was killed during the police operation after opening fire at officers, following failed negotiation attempts.
The shooter has been identified as Dmitry Vasilchenkov, a Moscow-born Ukrainian citizen. Casualty figures are now reported as at least two deaths and dozens of injuries.
Kyiv's mayor Vitali Klitschko provided a new casualty figure, stating that 10 people, including one child, have been hospitalized.
Preliminary reports now indicate the shooter was a mobilized individual who had escaped from a military unit.
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.
New details confirm hostages were released from the supermarket before police eliminated the shooter.
Ukrainian sources confirm the shooter was neutralized by specialist units after rescue attempts failed.
The suspect is now described as 'believed to be originally from Russia and residing in Kyiv more recently,' and the raid was conducted by the National Police's KORD unit.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has provided an updated casualty count, confirming 5 people dead and 10 injured.
A social media post adds that at least ten people were hospitalized from the attack and references a political debate about gun ownership in Ukraine.
The Ukrainian Prosecutor General provided new details, stating the shooter was 58 years old and was born in Moscow.
President Zelensky has updated the casualty figures, confirming five dead and 15 injured, and reported the rescue of four hostages.
Ukrainian officials report the shooter was born in Moscow in 1968, and Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi has commented on the incident.
The message confirms the shooter was neutralized during the arrest and that he fired at a police officer, adding detail to the conclusion of the standoff.
Mayor Vitali Klitschko provided an official casualty count of two dead and five wounded, and confirmed police were actively trying to apprehend the shooter in a supermarket.
The mayor's statement confirms the death toll is two people killed in the shooting.
The Attorney General confirmed the shooter killed five people total (four on street, one in supermarket) and identified him as 58-year-old Dmitry Vasilchenkov, born in Moscow in 1968, with media reporting he held Ukrainian citizenship.
Updated casualty figures confirm at least five killed and around ten hospitalized, including a child, as stated by Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
The shooter has been identified by media as Dmitry Vasilchenkov, a Russian-born man with Ukrainian citizenship.
A photo of the neutralized shooter has been released.
The shooter has been identified as Dmytro Vasylchenkov, who reportedly lived in Ryazan, Russia and had Russian accounts, adding details about his background.
The shooter has been identified as Dmytro Vasylchenkov, a forcibly mobilized man who fled his unit. The death toll is now officially reported as five.
Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs Igor Klimenko confirmed the attacker has been eliminated and provided updated fatality count of five.
Updated death toll to at least six killed, and added detail that the operation began after a hostage was killed and the shooter made no demands.
The attacker was armed with a US-made Kel-Tec SUB2000 pistol-caliber carbine.
Updated casualty figures confirm at least four people were killed in the attack.
New video footage shows the body of a woman among the victims at the scene.
Ukrainian security forces are now actively storming the building where the shooter is barricaded.
New reports indicate the shooter set fire to his apartment prior to the supermarket attack.
The death toll has been updated to at least five people killed, and a photo of the neutralized shooter has been released.
President Zelensky provided an official update, confirming the death toll has risen to five and the number of injured to 15, with ten hospitalized.
New video footage from inside the supermarket shows the attacker brandishing his weapon and threatening hostages during the standoff.
Updated casualty figures to six killed and ten wounded, and added details about failed police negotiations before the shooter was neutralized.
The shooter is identified as a Ukrainian soldier who served in the 2000s and was forcibly mobilized after 2022, contradicting earlier speculation of a Russian connection.
The shooter, identified as Vasilchenkov, served in the Donetsk region until 2004 in the 254th Motorized Rifle Division's support battalion and was later held criminally liable for minor bodily harm in 2023.
The official casualty toll has been confirmed as six killed and at least 15 injured, including a child.
The gunman has been identified as a Ukrainian Armed Forces soldier who served in the 2000s and returned to fight in 2022.