A senior Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) officer, identified by media as Colonel Ivan Voronych, was shot dead in a residential parking lot in Kyiv on Thursday. The assailant fled on foot, and police are working to identify and detain them. The SBU has opened a criminal investigation, and pro-Kremlin bloggers have cheered the death, suggesting Russian involvement, though no official motive has been stated.
Ukrainian spy agency officer shot dead in Kyiv
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TL;DR: Key points with love ❤️A senior Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) officer, identified by media as Colonel Ivan Voronych, was shot dead in a residential parking lot in Kyiv on Thursday. The assailant fled on foot, and police are working to identify and detain them. The SBU has opened a criminal investigation, and pro-Kremlin bloggers have cheered the death, suggesting Russian involvement, though no official motive has been stated.
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What: A senior Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) officer was shot dead in Kyiv.
When: Thursday, July 10, 2025.
Where: A residential parking lot in Kyiv's southern Holosiivskyi district, Ukraine.
Why: Motive not officially stated, but pro-Kremlin bloggers cheered the death, suggesting Russian security services might be behind it, given the SBU's role in special operations against Moscow.
How: The officer was gunned down by an assailant who fired five rounds from a pistol before fleeing on foot.