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Colonel for Ukraine's Military Intelligence Killed in Kiev Blast - MoD

© REUTERS / Valentyn OgirenkoInvestigators work at the scene of a car bomb explosion which killed Maxim Shapoval, a high-ranking official involved in military intelligence, in Kiev, Ukraine, June 27, 2017.
Investigators work at the scene of a car bomb explosion which killed Maxim Shapoval, a high-ranking official involved in military intelligence, in Kiev, Ukraine, June 27, 2017. - Sputnik International
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A serviceman killed by a car bomb in the center of Kiev on Tuesday was a colonel for Ukrainian military intelligence, the Defense Ministry revealed.

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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