Ukrainian Security Service colonel shot dead in Kyiv

Kyiv police confirmed the incident.

"Police are investigating the circumstances of a shooting in Holosiivskyi district. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a man’s body with a gunshot wound," the statement said.

Police noted that investigators, detectives, dog handlers, and other units are currently working at the scene. The details are being established.

According to Ukrainska Pravda, RBC-Ukraine, and Babel, citing their own sources, the victim was SBU Colonel Ivan Voronych. The attack happened around 9 a.m. An unknown man reportedly fired five aimed shots from a pistol before fleeing the scene.

Voronych sustained multiple gunshot wounds and died on the spot. Investigators are still examining the location.

Efforts are ongoing to identify the person behind the shooting, which police classify as a particularly serious crime.

Police also said law enforcement continues to work at the scene in Holosiivskyi district.

• Separately, on the morning of July 8, another shooting occurred in the Desnianskyi district of Kyiv. An unknown suspect shot a man inside his car. Police are still investigating and searching for the shooter.