Special Police Operation Under Way in Kyiv to Detain Armed Criminal

A special police operation is under way in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, to detain an armed criminal after gunfire was reported in the Sviatoshynskyi district this morning, according to local law-enforcement channels.

Authorities received the shooting report early today. One person is known to have been injured and is receiving medical assistance, officials said. No further details about the victim’s condition, identity, or the precise location of the shooting have been released. The Sviatoshynskyi district is a densely populated western area of the capital.

Police placed personnel from the territorial and main police directorates on alert. Additional officers, including members of the KORD special police unit, were deployed to locate and detain the suspect. Authorities have not disclosed the exact circumstances of the shooting or whether the suspect remains at large.

KORD is a rapid-response tactical unit of the National Police of Ukraine often assigned to high-risk arrests and armed confrontations. The operation was still under way, police said.