Ukrainian intelligence officer shot in Kyiv - alleged murder

Ukrainian intelligence officer shot in Kyiv - alleged murder

On Thursday morning, an officer of the Ukrainian secret service SBU was shot in Kyiv. The authorities classified the incident towards CNN as obviously targeted killing.

Investigations and identity of the victim

A spokesman for the SBU confirmed that an officer was killed in Kiev and that the investigation into the murder case is already underway. The identity of the officer was not announced by the SBU, apart from the information that it is an officer.

Details of the incident

Silent surveillance video that allegedly shows the attack was shared in local telegram channels. CNN cannot verify the material independently, but the location of the event corresponds to official photographs published by the Kiev police.

The video shows a man who comes from a residential building in Kiev during the day. He wears several bags and approaches a car parked nearby when he is approached by a masked person who apparently holds a weapon. The attacker fires and the man with his pockets falls to the ground. A passerby can be seen that moves out of the danger zone.

The masked attacker then apparently fired again before he fled from the crime scene.

manhunt and forcing measures

The Kiev police have initiated a search for the perpetrator and explained that the person was "identified". The police work together with other law enforcement authorities to investigate the crime. The victim's body was found with a firing wound at the scene.

about the SBU

The SBU is the most important security service in Ukraine. Among other things, he was responsible for the daring drone attack by Ukraine at Russian military airports last month. This as " Operation Spiderweb " Moscow.

SBU agents managed to smuggle dozens of drones deep into the Russian territory, start from the vicinity of military airports and surprise Moscow like this.

The result: dozens of Russian military aircraft, including strategic bombers and rare reconnaissance aircraft, were destroyed or damaged.

earlier orders of the SBU

Ukrainian security sources had previously told CNN that the SBU behind the murder of Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov Standed by Kiev.