A knife attack in Kyiv followed a complaint about noisy repairs that began around 6 a.m., police say. In Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district, an 18-year-old man allegedly started renovation work despite noise restrictions. After a 54-year-old neighbour complained, the situation escalated into violence. The victim reported the stabbing to police. Medics arrived and hospitalized the man. Police say the suspect then returned with a knife and a tear gas canister, waited at the neighbour’s door until it was opened, and sprayed tear gas in the victim’s face. He then stabbed the victim in the chest. Officers detained the suspect and placed him in custody under Article 208 of Ukraine’s Criminal Procedure Code. Prosecutors informed him of suspicion for alleged hooliganism with use of an object previously adapted to inflict bodily harm, under Part 4 of Article 296 of Ukraine’s Criminal Code. A court ordered pre-trial detention, with the option of a bail payment. If convicted, the suspect faces up to seven years in prison.