# Police launch operation to apprehend armed suspect after gunfire in Kyiv

https://mins.news/en/item/43473

- Meduza, 2026-09-03 10:04 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/03/police-launch-operation-to-apprehend-armed-suspect-after-gunfire-in-kyiv

> Gunfire was reported in Kyiv’s Sviatoshynskyi district on the morning of September 3, leaving one person injured. Police said a special operation was underway to detain an armed suspect. The report also links the incident to a previous exchange of fire involving SBU and HUR officers and an investigation connected to the detention of Stepan Kaplunov.

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