<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/ukraine" rel="" target="_blank" title="Ukrainian"><span>Ukrainian</span></a><span> Security Service officer was shot dead in Kyiv overnight Australia time, in what authorities told CNN was an apparent assassination.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A spokesperson for the service told CNN that an SBU officer was killed in Kyiv and that an investigation into the assassination was under way. The SBU did not release any further details about the officer's identity.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Silent CCTV footage purportedly showing the attack was shared on local Telegram channels.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/texas-floods-victims-faces-of-the-devastating-tragedy/9795e553-a367-4d8e-a1de-6d83f48c8c4a" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>The young faces of unthinkable tragedy</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>CNN cannot independently verify the footage, but its location matches official photographs from the scene released by Kyiv Police.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The clip shows a man walking out of an apartment building in the Ukrainian capital in broad daylight.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He is seen carrying a couple of bags and heading towards a car parked nearby, when he is approached by a masked individual who appears to be holding a gun.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/russia-ukraine-war-ukraine-intelligence-officer-shot-dead-apparent-assassination/62e74b43-62ec-46d5-9240-995cf2cf06ae" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The attacker appears to fire the gun and the man with the bags collapses to the ground.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A bystander is seen running away from the scene.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The masked attacker then appears to fire again before fleeing the scene.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/ally-of-iranian-supreme-leader-jokes-iran-could-assassinate-sunbathing-us-president-donald-trump/2303a187-6582-49d3-b51e-2b1e473c8048" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Top Iranian official makes death threat against Trump</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Kyiv Police has launched a manhunt, saying the perpetrator was "being identified".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The police said it was investigating the crime in tandem with other law enforcement agencies.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It said the victim was found dead at the scene with a gunshot wound.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The SBU is Ukraine's main security service.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Among others, it was responsible for Ukraine's audacious drone attack against Russian airfields last month.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Dubbed "Operation Spiderweb," Ukraine's drone attack was a major success for Kyiv – and a major embarrassment for Moscow.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a 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