In Lviv, man took 13-year-old girl hostage after seeing territorial recruitment center's military

In Lviv, a man saw the territorial recruitment and social support center's military on the street, after which he grabbed a 13-year-old girl who was passing by and put a knife to her neck. This was reported by the Lviv Region Police.

The incident occurred on the evening of May 9 on Kavaleridze Street. Before grabbing the girl, the man sprayed tear gas.

"Thanks to the policeman and territorial recruitment and social support center's military, the hostage was released in a matter of minutes. The girl was not injured, there is no threat to her life or health," the report says.

Law enforcement officers identified the attacker - he turned out to be a 43-year-old resident of Lviv, he was detained.

Criminal proceedings have been initiated under Part 2 of Article 146 (Unlawful deprivation of liberty or kidnapping of a person) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The sanction of the article provides for restriction of liberty for a term of up to 5 years or imprisonment for the same term.

A pre-trial investigation is underway, and the issue of notifying the detainee of suspicion is being resolved.

Recall that earlier the National Police conducted raids among the leaders of the territorial recruitment and social support centers throughout the country.