Ukrainian Police Detain Man Who Threatened to Detonate Grenade in Government Building

Law enforcement officers detain a man who, according to the head of the National Police, forced his way into Ukraine's main government building and threatened to detonate a grenade, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Aug. 4, 2021. Serhii Nuzhnenko/Reuters

KYIV—Kyiv police detained a man who forced his way into Ukraine’s main government building on Wednesday morning and threatened to detonate a grenade, head of the National Police Ihor Klymenko said.

“We were able to get out of this situation, neutralize this criminal,” Klymenko told a briefing.