Economy & Trade April 18, 2026 336 stories in this edition

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

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

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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. 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. The attack...

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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. The head of Ukrain...

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