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In Kyiv, a shooting incident with hostages resulted in six deaths, and the shooter was killed. Iran has blocked the Strait of Hormuz again, while the US has temporarily eased sanctions on Russian oil. Ukrainian drones targeted oil facilities in Russia.

@meduzalive 18 Apr 2026, 18:20

The President of Ukraine reported 14 injured as a result of shooting in Kyiv, including a 12-year-old boy, noting that the data is not final as people continue to seek assistance.

@meduzalive 18 Apr 2026, 18:08

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported that the man who shot at passersby in Kyiv was born in Russia and had lived for a long time in the Donetsk region.

@varlamov_news 18 Apr 2026, 17:24

On April 18, 2023, a native of Moscow opened fire in a supermarket in Kyiv, resulting in six deaths and ten injuries, while the shooter was eliminated by special forces.

@meduzalive 18 Apr 2026, 17:07

The number of victims of the shooting in Kyiv has risen to six, including a four-month-old child who suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning.

@varlamov_news 18 Apr 2026, 16:40

Five people were killed and ten hospitalized with injuries after a shooting in Kyiv, with four hostages rescued.

@varlamov_news 18 Apr 2026, 15:37

In Kyiv, five people were killed in a shooting, and the perpetrator was killed, according to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.

@meduzalive 18 Apr 2026, 15:36

A man forcibly mobilized in Kyiv opened fire on passersby and took supermarket customers hostage, after which he was neutralized by the police.

@mash 18 Apr 2026, 15:19

During the arrest in Kyiv, the special forces eliminated the shooter, resulting in at least 10 people hospitalized.

@bazabazon 18 Apr 2026, 15:19

In Kyiv, a criminal who took hostages and opened fire on a police officer was eliminated during his arrest, according to the head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs.

@ostorozhno_novosti 18 Apr 2026, 15:17