A confrontation in Lugansk left five officers from the Ministry of Internal Affairs wounded during the detention of a suspect, prompting a formal lawsuit against the security forces over an attempted assassination. The information was provided by Elena Markovskaya, who serves as a senior assistant to the head of the investigation department of the Investigative Committee of the Lugansk People’s Republic. The update was reported by RIA News.
Sources from within the Investigative Committee indicate that the incident occurred late in the night in the Olkhovsky district of Lugansk. While officers from the Ministry of Internal Affairs were carrying out the arrest of a person in a taxi, an explosion was triggered by the assailant. Police and emergency teams arrived at the scene to secure the area and render aid to those injured.
Witnesses or officials described that five law enforcement personnel sustained shrapnel wounds and concussions as a result of the blast. The injuries were reported as serious enough to require medical attention, though there was no immediate indication that the conditions of the wounded officers were life threatening.
Markovskaya noted that the suspect, whose identity had been the subject of ongoing efforts to verify, had died. Investigative units organized a scene examination and coordinated additional investigative steps as part of the ongoing inquiry. A criminal case has been opened in line with Article 317 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, which covers the attack on a life of a law enforcement officer. The formal initiation of the case underscores the gravity with which authorities are treating the incident and signals subsequent legal proceedings aimed at determining motives, methods, and any potential accomplices.
In related developments, a police vehicle in Pushkin, a district city within Saint Petersburg, experienced a collapse involving a Mercedes-Benz vehicle in October. The incident was noted in official reports that included a range of security-related events. While the current Lugansk incident dominates local headlines, authorities have also referenced other assaults on police officers in different regions, emphasizing the ongoing challenges faced by law enforcement across the country.
Earlier reports mentioned a separate attack near Paris where a police officer was targeted while seated alone in an official vehicle. While those events occurred in a different jurisdiction, they are cited in reviews of incidents where officers were directly endangered while performing duties. The overarching takeaway from these reports is the continuing risk faced by security personnel during arrests and high-tension operations, which often involve rapidly evolving threat assessments and strict adherence to procedural safeguards.