In the center of Lutsk unknown explosives and weapons seized a bus with passengers, police said the Volyn region of Ukraine in Facebook
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According to the head of the police in Volyn region Yuri Krochko, the invader has published in social networks a post in which he expressed dissatisfaction with the system. “No claim in his account is not lit, just a common phrase, dissatisfaction with the system, not specified which. Now still studying, trying to negotiate. Call, he did not once again up to clarify the requirements”
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In the center of Lutsk unknown explosives and weapons seized a bus with passengers, police said the Volyn region of Ukraine in Facebook. According to authorities, the bus is about 20 people. The city centre is blocked, the announced operational plan “Hostage”, they say in the Telegram channel of MIA of Ukraine.
The newspaper “Volyn news” with reference to media and eyewitness reports of shots being fired. The bus is in front of the Theatre on the Theatre square of the city. According to the newspaper, the Windows traces from the shots. Data on victims are not present.
On the site there are several police crews and the bomb squad. It is noted that the exact number of hostages is unknown, clear requirements the man does not advance. His personality is set. He called himself, but the police checks, whether there is such a person.
RIA “Novosti” with reference to the Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine reported that the hostage-takers the man himself called the police, had a Bad Maxim and reported that the bus bomb.
According to the head of the police in Volyn region Yuri Krochko, the invader has published in social networks a post in which he expressed dissatisfaction with the system. “No claim in his account is not lit, just a common phrase, dissatisfaction with the system, not specified which. Now still studying, trying to negotiate. Call, he did not once again up to clarify the requirements”, – quotes Crosco “Interfax”.
The police are negotiating and trying to restrict civilian access to the Central part of Lutsk. The operation involved the anti-terrorist center of the SBU. The President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky said that keeps the course of events under personal control, reports RBC-Ukraine.
Criminal case about capture of hostages, to place promptly flew the interior Minister Arsen Avakov personally to coordinate the actions of the police. Ukrainian media published photos of the alleged offender.