Police Clarify Details of Hostage Incident at Lviv ‘Arsen’ Supermarket
In Lviv, law enforcement authorities officially addressed the incident that unfolded at one of the local ‘Arsen’ supermarkets on the evening of August 10.
Social media users had circulated reports that a man had taken visitors hostage, but police quickly refuted these claims.
According to the official version, the situation arose due to a conflict between two men inside the store.
Police units, including the investigative team of the Lviv district police, regional police officers, and patrol officers, responded promptly to the call.
Upon arrival, law enforcement detained a man who had a quarrel with a store security guard.
The suspect was identified as a 36-year-old resident of Zaporizhzhia region.
At the time of the incident, he was not found possessing any prohibited items.
Authorities are now investigating all circumstances of the event and determining the legal qualification of the suspect’s actions.
This incident follows other recent security episodes in the city, including a standoff in Cherkasy on August 5, where a man threatened to detonate two grenades and engaged in a confrontation with military personnel, armed with a pistol.
Police negotiations resulted in the arrest of the attacker, with charges pending related to illegal possession of weapons, threats to officials, and obstructing military operations.
No injuries were reported during these incidents.
Additionally, two days after the Cherkasy event, a shooting occurred at a McDonald’s restaurant in the city.
Customers and staff were evacuated, and the shooter, who wounded himself and barricaded himself in a bathroom, was detained by police and hospitalized.