A 39-year-old man in Kyiv fired twice into the air with a traumatic pistol, police said, and was detained at the scene. The incident happened in the Dniprovskiy District on Roman Shukhevych Avenue. Police were told by a passer-by after the shots. Officers found that the man had taken a Fort-12RM pistol and made two shots upward. The weapon used to fire rubber rounds was seized. The man was informed of suspicion of hooliganism under part 1 of Article 296 of Ukraine’s Criminal Code. The allegation carries a punishment of up to five years’ restriction of liberty. The man remains in custody pending further investigation.