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26
September
2022

Lutsk terrorist Kryvosh sentenced to 13 years in prison

KYIV. Sept 26 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Lutsk City District Court on Monday concluded the hearing of the criminal case against Lutsk terrorist Maksym Kryvosh, who took bus passengers hostage in Lutsk downtown on July 21, 2020, found him guilty and sentenced him to 13 years in prison, according to the press service of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).

"The so-called ‘Lutsk terrorist’, who took bus passengers hostage in Lutsk downtown in July 2020, was sentenced to 13 years in prison," it said.

As reported, on July 21 in Lutsk, Kryvosh took 13 people hostage on a regular bus in Lutsk downtown. After more than twelve hours of negotiations with Kryvosh, the hostages were released. Kryvosh was detained.

On July 22, law enforcers notified Kryvosh of suspicion of taking hostages, committing an act of terrorism, attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, illegal handling of weapons and ammunition (Part 2 of Article 147, Part 1 of Article 258, Article 348 and Part 1 of Article 263 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). Kryvosh (born 1975), officially lived in Dubno (Rivne region). He is a native of Orenburg region in Russia. He was previously convicted twice of serious crimes and served about 10 years in jail.