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“A message was received this morning … that a man had occupied a passenger bus in the center of Lutsk, carrying explosives and a weapon with him,” said a police report published on Facebook.
A “Collateral” operational plan has been introduced in the Volyn region, and the territory of central Lutsk has been blocked for security reasons. The incident “has all the police services on the scene,” the report said. According to an official, shots were heard at the scene. According to the chief of police of the Volyn region, Jurijus Kroška, there is still no information on the victims, the rapes can only be seen on the bus.
The police chief added that the man who was locked in the bus had described his demands on Twitter. “It just caught our eye then. There are no requirements to your account, just a general phrase. [reiškiamas] dissatisfaction with the system, but did not specify what. Now let’s explain, we are trying to negotiate. We are calling, but he does not pick up the phone, does not specify the requirements, “said J. Kroška.
The identity of this man will be verified. “The situation is under control,” stressed the police chief.
The Ukrainian Interior Ministry said the man who had taken 20 passengers hostage had been sentenced twice, and the criminal search department reported in his Telegram account that “the terrorist had been treated for mental health problems.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that everything possible is being done to resolve the situation without victims. “Every effort is being made to resolve the situation without victims. I personally control the course of events,” said the Head of State.
Deputy Interior Minister Anton Heraščenko reported that the person who occupied the bus called the police and introduced himself to Maxim Plochoy. “A hostage bus was hijacked in Lucke. It has about 20 people. The author stated that he was armed and the bus was mined … The hijacker at 9 pm 25 min. Called the police and presented himself on behalf of Maxim Plochoy “A. Heraščenka reported on Facebook.
Additionally, a user named Maxim Plochoy posted a video to YouTube on Tuesday morning, in which a gunman congratulated everyone on “Anti-System Day.”
Police authorities have confirmed to Interfax news agency that the video belongs to the person who hijacked the bus in Lucke.
Law enforcement officials say there is an attempt to contact the man in person; sometimes he answers the phone but he doesn’t make specific demands, he talks in general terms about the fight against the system, anarchy and the like.
Police sources, in turn, report that, according to preliminary information, the man “periodically shoots and throws a grenade from the bus.” A. Heraščenka noted that the author’s book “Philosophy of Prestupnika” (“Philosophy of the Criminal”) featuring M. Plohojus has been found on the Internet, which tells of his experience in prisons and his approach to life. “They corrected me for 15 years, but they did not correct me, on the contrary, I became even more who I am,” quoted an excerpt from that book.
The deputy interior minister said officials are doing everything possible to free the hostages. “The priority is dialogue with the kidnapper,” he said.
At the time, Lutsk news portals reported that the man who hijacked the bus threatened to explode if his demands were not met, and said that another explosive was left in another busy part of the city.
Interior Minister Arsen Avakov flew to Lutsk.
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