Overview

• The shooting occurred at around 9 a.m. in the Holosiivskyi district when a man in a black t-shirt and shorts opened fire with a silenced pistol
• CCTV footage shows the assailant firing five shots at point-blank range before fleeing on foot
• Colonel Ivan Voronych, a senior operative in the SBU’s sabotage unit, died at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds
• The SBU and National Police are investigating the killing but have not confirmed a suspect or motive
• The attack highlights growing risks to Ukraine’s internal security as covert clashes between its intelligence services and Russian agents intensify