A senior Ukrainian intelligence officer, identified as a colonel from the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), was shot dead in an apparent assassination in the Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv. The attack occurred in broad daylight when the officer was ambushed and gunned down with a silenced pistol by an unknown assailant, who fled the scene. Eyewitnesses reported the incident, and video footage from CCTV cameras recorded the moment of the assassination. Investigations are ongoing, with authorities treating the attack as a targeted operation possibly linked to recent tensions in the region. This incident has raised concerns over the safety of security personnel amid ongoing conflicts.