The incident occurred between the streets of Basseynaya and Bolshaya Vasilkovskaya in the center of the Ukrainian capital. The car was completely destroyed as a result of the blast, according to local media.
Spokesman of Ukraine's Ministry of Internal Affairs Artyom Shevchenko said that an explosive device mounted inside the car caused the explosion, adding that the killed man was the citizen of Georgia.
🇺🇦 BREAKING: Reports of a car bomb explosion in Ukraine's capital Kiev. At least one dead, several others injured. pic.twitter.com/nSBiLryEoG
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Shevchenko explained that the deceased man, Timur Mahuri, was known to the security services and was associated with the criminal sphere. Mahuri was sentenced in Ukraine earier in the year for illegal handling of weapons, he added.
The spokesman said that a total of three people were inside the exploded car. Apart from Mahuri there were a woman and a child. While the child hasn't reciedved any injuries, the woman has been hospitalized with wounds.
Eyewitnesses said that another car was damaged by the blast.
На вул. Скоропадського навпроти Арени-Сіті вибухнула машина. Жінку-водія забрала швидка в критичному стані. Рух по вулиці перекрито pic.twitter.com/vrt4fB1X7c
— Авто Киев (@auto_kiev) 8 сентября 2017 г.
The investigation into the incident is underway.
