Kyiv explosion: man ‘blew himself up’ with explosive device at court in Ukraine capital
- Two members of a special rapid response security forces unit were hurt during attempts to bring suspect Ihor Humenyuk under control
- Humenyuk had been attending a hearing as a suspect in connection with the deaths of four Ukrainian national guardsmen in 2015
A man who detonated an explosive device at a court in the Ukrainian capital died on Wednesday after barricading himself inside part of the building, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said, citing “preliminary information”.
Two members of a special rapid response security forces unit were hurt during attempts to bring the man under control at the Shevchenkivskyi court in the centre of the capital. Two loud noises were heard during the incident.
Klymenko, briefing reporters at the scene, said the man had “presumably … died from the explosive device”.
Writing on the Telegram messaging app, he wrote: “According to preliminary information, he blew himself up.”
Klymenko identified the suspect as Ihor Humenyuk and said he had been attending a hearing as a suspect in connection with the deaths of four Ukrainian national guardsmen in 2015.