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Law enforcement officers have detained a man who entered the building of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and threatened to detonate a grenade.

This was announced by Head of the National Police of Ukraine Ihor Klymenko at a briefing at the government building.

It was reported earlier that an unidentified man has entered the building of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and threatened to detonate a grenade. The corresponding video appeared on social networks.

Kyiv Police confirmed information to Interfax-Ukraine.

“Yes, there was such a call, law enforcement officers are working on the spot,” the Kyiv Police Department said.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine did not comment on what was happening. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine and the police, preparations for a government session were taking place as usual.

Earlier the press service of Kyiv Police said that a special police operation had been launched in the Ukrainian capital.

“Currently, negotiations are underway with the man. In case of refusal to voluntarily stop the offense, the man will be subject to police measures provided for by law,” the report said.

A source in the Ministry of Internal Affairs told Strana.ua that the occupant of the building is a sapper and veteran of the Aidar volunteer battalion, who had previously suffered a shell shock. “The man was shell-shocked. He was a sapper in Aidar. We have no reason to think that the grenade is not real,” the source said.

Member of Irpin City Council Anton Holovenko confirmed this information. “This is our veteran […] But I do not know what kind of situation there is. Maybe a nervous breakdown. He is a normal, reasonable guy […] He is a war invalid,” he wrote in the comments to the report about what is happening in the Cabinet of Ministers.