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Kyiv Gunman Kills Seven, Police Remove Patrol Leadership

4/21/2026

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On April 21, a gunman killed seven people in Kyiv after a dispute with his neighbor.
Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said the shooter first fired a non-lethal pistol, then retrieved a rifle.
The shooter barricaded himself in a supermarket and was later shot by police.
Klymenko said the shooter recorded the events on a dictaphone.
Following the incident, Kyiv's patrol police management chain was removed.

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Story summary

On April 21, a gunman killed seven people in Kyiv after a dispute with his neighbor.
Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said the shooter first fired a non-lethal pistol, then retrieved a rifle.
The shooter barricaded himself in a supermarket and was later shot by police.
Klymenko said the shooter recorded the events on a dictaphone.
Following the incident, Kyiv's patrol police management chain was removed.