Police in Ukraine’s capital say they apprehended a man who allegedly threatened to blow up a major bridge and shot down a police drone monitoring him.
Police said the man made the threat while standing on a major bridge in Kyiv.
They say that along with bringing down the drone, he fired several shots in the air during a police standoff.
It was unclear if the man possessed any explosives when he was detained on Wednesday afternoon or made specific demands.
Ukrainian media identified him as a soldier.
The standoff shut down vehicle and subway traffic on the bridge across the Dnipro River, disrupting travel.
Ukrainian Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking, Wire Fraud Charges
A member of a sophisticated international hacking group that authorities say targeted businesses in 47 states to steal credit and debit card records pleaded guilty to hacking and wire fraud charges in Seattle, Washington.
Fedir Hladyr, a 34-year-old Ukrainian, also agreed to pay $2.5 million in restitution as part of his plea in U.S. District Court on Wednesday, Sep. 18. He could face up to 25 years in prison.
The plea agreement says Hladyr was a member of a hacking group called FIN7 that launched attacks against hundreds of U.S. companies to steal financial information between 2015 and 2019. It’s accused of stealing information involving about 15 million credit and debit cards, with more than $100 million in losses
Companies hit by the hacking included Chipotle, Arby’s Red Robin and Jason’s Deli, prosecutors said.
