# What is known about the Kyiv shootout involving security service officers

https://mins.news/en/item/42103

- TASS, 2026-09-02 13:35 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/emergencies/2181279

> A shootout in Kyiv’s Bereznyaky neighborhood continued from overnight into the morning, reportedly killing one officer of Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate and injuring two others. The SBU said its investigators were attacked by a group of servicemen, prompting Alpha special forces to open fire. The servicemen were detained, with some reportedly wounded.

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