An explosion killed two people at a Kyiv market on April 3, 2025. (National Police/Telegram)
An explosion rocked a market in the northeastern part of Kyiv on April 3, authorities said, reporting casualties.
"Circumstances of the incident are currently under investigation," the police said. The city authorities named an explosion of a gas cylinder as the likely cause.
Investigators, bomb disposal experts, and medics were immediately dispatched to the scene in the city's Desnianskyi district.
In a separate incident in Kyiv's Dnipro district, another man was injured in an explosion after lifting an unidentified object wrapped in wires, the city administration reported.
An explosion killed two people at a Kyiv market on April 3, 2025. (National Police/Telegram)
An explosion killed two people at a Kyiv market on April 3, 2025. (National Police/Telegram)
An explosion killed two people at a Kyiv market on April 3, 2025. (National Police/Telegram)
Martin Fornusek is an assistant editor at the Kyiv Independent. Until recently, Martin held the role of foreign affairs reporter specializing in international and regional politics, history, and disinformation. Based in Lviv, Martin often reports on international politics, focusing on developments related to Ukraine and Russia. His career in journalism began in 2021 after graduating from Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia, earning a Master's degree in Conflict and Democracy Studies. Martin has been invited to speak on Times Radio, France 24, Czech Television, and Radio Free Europe. He speaks English, Czech, and Ukrainian.
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