{"id":16622,"date":"2026-04-21T16:45:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T13:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=16622"},"modified":"2026-04-21T16:49:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T13:49:16","slug":"u-kyyevi-zatrymaly-cholovika-z-avtomatom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/suspilstvo\/u-kyyevi-zatrymaly-cholovika-z-avtomatom\/","title":{"rendered":"Possible terrorist attack prevented in Kyiv"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On 21 April, police in Kyiv promptly detained a 37-year-old man with an automatic weapon in a residential complex. During a search of his home, law enforcement officers found an arsenal of weapons and allegedly prohibited substances.<\/p>\n<h2>Detention near a residential complex<\/h2>\n<p>Police in Kyiv today prevented a possible terrorist attack by detaining a 37-year-old man with an automatic weapon. The incident took place on the territory of a residential complex, where the suspect was spotted by local residents.<\/p>\n<p>The prompt response of law enforcement officers prevented an emergency situation. Police quickly isolated the man and seized his weapon. According to official information, the detention took place without any civilian casualties.<\/p>\n<h2>Search and seizure of arsenal<\/h2>\n<p>After the arrest, the police searched the man's apartment. They found a carbine, a shotgun and about 200 rounds of ammunition of various calibres. They also found substances that may be prohibited.<\/p>\n<p>The seized items were sent for examination. Law enforcement officers did not provide details on the origin of the weapons and substances.<\/p>\n<h2>Reaction of the police and residents<\/h2>\n<p>Local residents reported a suspicious man, which was crucial in preventing the incident. Police representatives noted the vigilance of citizens and urged them to continue reporting suspicious situations.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation is ongoing. At the moment, the man's motives remain unknown, and investigators are not disclosing additional details.<\/p>\n<h2>Security context in the capital<\/h2>\n<p>This is not the first <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/suspilstvo\/striljanyna-u-kyyevi-politicsija-pid-slidstvom\/\">case<\/a>, The police have been increasingly concerned about people carrying illegal weapons in Kyiv. Law enforcement agencies have stepped up security measures due to the tense situation in the country.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0423 \u041a\u0438\u0454\u0432\u0456 21 \u043a\u0432\u0456\u0442\u043d\u044f \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0456\u0446\u0456\u044f \u043e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0432\u043d\u043e \u0437\u0430\u0442\u0440\u0438\u043c\u0430\u043b\u0430 37-\u0440\u0456\u0447\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0447\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0456\u043a\u0430 \u0437 \u0430\u0432\u0442\u043e\u043c\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0447\u043d\u043e\u044e \u0437\u0431\u0440\u043e\u0454\u044e \u043d\u0430 \u0442\u0435\u0440\u0438\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0456\u0457 \u0436\u0438\u0442\u043b\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0443. \u041f\u0456\u0434 \u0447\u0430\u0441 \u043e\u0431\u0448\u0443\u043a\u0443 \u0432 \u0439\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0441\u0435\u043b\u0456 \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043e\u043e\u0445\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043d\u0446\u0456 \u0437\u043d\u0430\u0439\u0448\u043b\u0438 \u0430\u0440\u0441\u0435\u043d\u0430\u043b \u0437\u0431\u0440\u043e\u0457 \u0442\u0430 \u0439\u043c\u043e\u0432\u0456\u0440\u043d\u043e \u0437\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0456 \u0440\u0435\u0447\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043d\u0438. \u0417\u0430\u0442\u0440\u0438\u043c\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0431\u0456\u043b\u044f \u0436\u0438\u0442\u043b\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0443 \u0423 \u041a\u0438\u0454\u0432\u0456 \u0441\u044c\u043e\u0433\u043e\u0434\u043d\u0456 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0456\u0446\u0456\u044f \u043f\u043e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0438\u043b\u0430 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u043b\u0438\u0432\u0438\u0439 \u0442\u0435\u0440\u0430\u043a\u0442, \u0437\u0430\u0442\u0440\u0438\u043c\u0430\u0432\u0448\u0438 37-\u0440\u0456\u0447\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0447\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0456\u043a\u0430 \u0437 \u0430\u0432\u0442\u043e\u043c\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0447\u043d\u043e\u044e \u0437\u0431\u0440\u043e\u0454\u044e. \u0406\u043d\u0446\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442 \u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u0441\u044f \u043d\u0430 \u0442\u0435\u0440\u0438\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0456\u0457 \u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0437 \u0436\u0438\u0442\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0445 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0456\u0432, [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":207433355,"featured_media":16621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_title":"","rank_math_description":"","rank_math_focus_keyword":"\u0423 \u041a\u0438\u0454\u0432\u0456","td_subtitle":"","subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[806778],"tags":[806759],"class_list":{"0":"post-16622","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-suspilstvo","8":"tag-806759"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/207433355"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16622"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16622\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16623,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16622\/revisions\/16623"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}