In the morning in Poltava, officers of the criminal investigation unit tried to detain a suspect in stealing vehicles.

“During the arrest, the suspect took out an RGD-5 grenade, which he threatened to blow up. He was holding a policeman by the hand, ”Gerashchenko said.

Subsequently, law enforcement officers agreed with the attacker to replace the hostage: instead of the captured policeman, he was given the head of the regional criminal investigation department.

The car was also handed over to the captor, in which he left with the new hostage.

A special operation has been introduced in the city. Negotiations are underway with the suspect, he is persuaded to surrender.

On July 21, in the center of Lutsk, an armed man hijacked a bus with passengers; in the evening he was detained.