As a result of the explosion of a car in Kiev on June 27, a Ukrainian serviceman died, the director of the Department of Communications of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Artem Shevchenko said on the air of the 112 Ukraine TV channel..

"This is a serviceman born in 1978," - said Shevchenko.

According to him, another victim - an elderly man who was close to the site of the explosion and received minor injuries.

"At the moment, the picture of the crime looks like it was a planned terrorist act, it was under Article 258 of the Criminal Code that the case was included in a single register of pre-trial investigations," Shevchenko said..

He also said that the case will be investigated by the military prosecutor's office.

The Interior Ministry spokesman added that an unidentified explosive device worked in the car.

In the law enforcement bodies of the UP they reported that the deceased was in charge of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense.

According to the sources of the UE, Maxim Shapoval, the commander of one of the military units.