TCC: In Cherkasy, a man with a grenade tried to take the military hostage

On the morning of August 5, a man threatened a grenade and tried to take military personnel of the Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support hostage in Cherkasy. This was reported to by in the press service of the local TCC.

According to the military, while carrying out warning measures on Khimikiv Avenue, the military of the TCC stopped a man to check his credentials.

"During a short communication, the man took out a grenade, pulled out a check, began threatening to blow it up and tried to take the TCC servicemen hostage," the report says .

Law enforcement officers are currently working with the man. The military of the TCC are at a safe distance. Representatives of special services arrived at the scene to clarify the circumstances and resolve the situation.

• On the night of August 2, in Vinnytsia, civilians, including representatives of an NGO, tried to break into the TCC facility and damaged property. Five participants in the conflict were arrested .
• On August 3, in Mykolaiv region civilians with bats and metal pipes damaged a car and injured a military TCC.