An hours-long hostage siege ended in the Ukrainian city of Lutsk on Tuesday night after President Volodymyr Zelensky met one of the alleged gunman’s unusual demands — to endorse a 2005 documentary about humanity\’s abuse of animals.
CNN: Hostage siege ends after Ukraine President recommends Phoenix film ‘Earthlings’
Police officers take up positions during an operation to rescue passengers of an intercity bus who have been taken hostage by an armed man in the city of Lutsk, some 400 kilometres (250 miles) from the capital Kyiv, on July 21, 2020.
