Clashes with crowd and TCR in Lviv are being investigated by police and SBU, there is detainee for attack on police officer - National Police

The National Police and the Security Service of Ukraine are conducting pre-trial investigations into the events in Lviv, where, according to reports, a crowd blocked, damaged, and overturned an official vehicle of the military recruitment center (TCR) after the detention of a man subject to military service who was wanted, the National Police reported, writes UNN.

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"Regarding the events in Lviv, the National Police and the Security Service of Ukraine are conducting pre-trial investigations," the National Police statement reads.

In particular, investigators of the National Police "are investigating an attack on a police officer who was maintaining public order during the incident."

In this regard, the National Police has opened criminal proceedings under Part 2 of Article 345 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (threat or violence against a law enforcement officer). "Police officers have identified the attacker, and he has been detained in accordance with Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. The issue of notifying him of suspicion is being decided," the police stated.

Additionally, as reported, the Security Service of Ukraine is conducting a pre-trial investigation under Article 114-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (obstruction of the lawful activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations during a special period).

"All materials collected by the police during the documentation of this incident have been transferred to the SBU for inclusion in the materials of the criminal proceedings," the statement said.

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On the evening of July 8 in Lviv, in the Sykhiv district, a crowd attempted to "free" a man from TCR employees amid shouts of "shame" and began beating the official TCR vehicle, which, according to local public reports, was overturned. The police and the local TCR stated that the conflict arose due to the detention of a man subject to military service who was wanted.

The head of the Lviv Regional Military Administration, Maksym Kozytskyi, reported overnight that "an urgent meeting was held with law enforcement officers regarding the situation with the blocking of TCR vehicles in Sykhiv."

The Head of the Presidential Office, former head of the GUR of the Ministry of Defense, Kyrylo Budanov reacted to the conflict involving the crowd and TCR representatives in Lviv, stating that he expects a "fair" response from law enforcement agencies