KYIV, Ukraine — Since the start of Russia’s invasion in 2022, Ukraine’s domestic intelligence agency, known as the SBU, has become famous for its daring covert operations, involving sabotage and assassination inside Russia.

On Thursday, Ukrainian authorities said that one of the SBU’s own officers from an elite unit was gunned down in daylight in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv.

The authorities released few immediate details. Two Ukrainian officials identified the victim as Col. Ivan Voronych, who was an officer in the SBU’s Center for Special Operations Alpha and had been with the agency for decades. In surveillance video published by Ukrainian media outlets, a gunman wearing dark clothing can be seen running up to Voronych in a parking lot and firing what appears to be a pistol several times.

In a statement, the SBU said it was investigating the killing but provided no other information, and current Ukrainian officials would not speculate over Russia’s possible involvement.

— The New York Times