Police of Ukraine
The National Police of Ukraine is the central law enforcement agency responsible for maintaining public order, preventing crime, and conducting criminal investigations. It operates under the Ministry of Internal Affairs and is led by a Chief appointed by the Cabinet of Ministers. Its structure includes patrol police, criminal police, special-purpose police, and other units operating across the country.
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Grenade blast in Sheptytskyi injures four; military serviceman on leave detained
A grenade exploded on a main avenue in Sheptytskyi, Lviv Oblast, late on the evening of September 26, wounding four local residents — three women aged 17, 18 and 56 and a 26-year-old man. Police identified the person who detonated the device as a 36-year-old resident of Sheptytskyi district, an active-duty serviceman who was on leave at the time, and detained him under Article 208 of Ukraine's Criminal Procedure Code. A criminal proceeding has been opened under Part 4 of Article 296 of the Criminal Code (hooliganism involving a weapon), which carries a penalty of three to seven years in prison.