Explosives and tripwires: Ukrainian police officers face sabotage – sources in Ukraine's National Police
The National Police of Ukraine (NPU) is aware of instances of sabotage targeting Ukrainian security officers, particularly involving explosives.
Source: Ukrainska Pravda sources in the NPU
Details: In one incident, a Ukrainian soldier was killed in an explosion. A package had been placed near a car, and a camera attached to a tree was broadcasting the scene online.
A guard patrolling the area noticed the package, and when he approached and bent down to inspect it, an explosive device was detonated remotely.
The sources indicate that this is not the first such incident. Military personnel and civilians are urged not to touch suspicious items and to contact bomb disposal experts by calling the police emergency line at 102.
Another incident took place in Kyiv in mid-November when the police received a report from a woman saying she was being assaulted by a man on Pecherskyi Descent. She said she had locked herself in the bathroom and was requesting help.
When the police arrived, they called the woman, who informed them that the door to the flat was unlocked and told them to come in.
After opening the unlocked door and entering the apartment, the police officers heard the sound of a grenade being triggered and managed to quickly close the door. Moments later, an explosion occurred in the corridor of the flat. The police officers and other people were not injured.
It was determined that a tripwire mechanism had triggered an F-1 grenade, and there was no one in the flat at the time.
The flat was rented on a daily basis, and its owners had not seen the woman.
Ukrainska Pravda has asked the NPU for an official comment.
Quote: "The above suggests the commission of a premeditated crime aimed at destabilising the situation, intimidation and disruption of the normal work of law enforcement agencies."
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