Earlier, the Interior Ministry called the incident a "terrorist act." The Defense Ministry confirmed that assessment.
"As a result of (the explosion) a member of the Defense Ministry's main intelligence department, Colonel Maksim Shapoval, was killed," the Defense Ministry said in a statement.
Another man was injured as a result of the blast, according to the spokesperson of the Kiev police Oksana Blischik.
Following the blast, a video emerged reportedly showing the moment when the explosion happened.
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