In Odessa, a man took hostages, demanding money for his mother’s treatment
Kiev
In Odessa, in a pharmacy in the building of the Novy Privoz shopping center on Panteleimonovskaya Street, a man took two women hostages, threatening them with a weapon. Subsequently, he will state that life circumstances pushed him to take the extreme step - the need to find funds for the treatment of his mother.
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The deputy chief of the Odessa police managed to exchange the hostages for himself, reports the First City TV channel.
After some time, the man surrendered to law enforcement officers, after which he was taken to the police station, where the interrogation began.
All this time, traffic on the street was blocked by law enforcement officers, and visitors to the shopping center were evacuated.
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