On the night of June 8, an unknown item exploded near the building of the US Embassy in Kiev. The policemen who left the scene found that an unidentified explosive device was thrown into the territory of the diplomatic mission by an unknown intruder, according to the website of the Kyiv Police Department.

No one was injured in the explosion. At the moment, the police of Ukraine are searching for a criminal. Additional information on the incident has not yet been disclosed, while the incident almost immediately was qualified by the police as an act of terrorism. Criminal proceedings were initiated under Article 258 (the "terrorist act") of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

In Ukraine there is an increase in crimes using firearms and grenades, notes News-front. Info. In the hands of intruders appeared a significant amount of weapons, which illegally comes into circulation from fighters from the ATU zone, the newspaper notes..