Ukrainian spy agency officer shot dead with silenced pistol in Kyiv, reports say

Ukraine said that one of its security service members was killed Thursday in central Kyiv, in what appeared to be the most recent targeted attack on security personnel since Russia invaded.

Moscow has accused Kyiv of orchestrating a spate of high-profile killings of Russian military officials or pro-Kremlin commentators since the Kremlin launched its invasion in February 2022.

Those attacks have been carried out both in Kremlin-controlled territory in Ukraine and on Russian soil.