Results 15.09: Scandal with “servant”, explosion near Kiev

Assistant “Servant of the People” Alexander Yurchenko arrested in case of bribery An accident occurred on a gas pipeline in the suburbs of the capital. Korrespondent.net highlights yesterday’s major events.

NABU exposed deputy assistant for bribery

Assistant to Alexander Yurchenko – People’s Deputy of the faction Servant of the people – Ivan Fischenko was detained by the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court for two months for complicity in receiving a bribe. However, Fischenko did not admit his guilt.

At the same time, Attorney General Irina Venediktova said that there is still no reason to announce Yurchenko’s suspicions.

High pressure gas pipe burst in Chabany

A high-pressure pipeline (Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod), which supplies gas to Europe, was depressurized near Kiev. In this case, there was a powerful release of gas into the environment. There were no casualties.

The company Operadora GTS of Ukraine reported that the accident will not affect the transit of gas to EU countries, and the elimination of the consequences will be completed in the next two or three days.

Almost 160 thousand cases of coronavirus registered in Ukraine

On the morning of September 15, 159,702 COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Ukraine, of which 70,810 ended in recovery and 3,264 ended in death. During the day, 2905 infected were identified.

In addition, in one day in the capital, a record number of patients died from the consequences of the coronavirus disease: 11.

The president held talks with his Austrian counterpart

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived on an official visit to Austria, where he met with President Alexander Van der Bellen. Negotiations in Vienna resulted in the signing of several agreements.

Several protests took place under the parliament building in Kiev

In the capital, under the Verkhovna Rada building, four demonstrations were held: activists, for the approval of a bill on war criminals; the students of the sports universities are against its reorganization; entrepreneurs – against the destruction of small businesses and miners – for living wages.

Rada announced the timing of the adoption of the state budget for next year

Faction leader Servant of the people David Arakhamia said that parliament planned to approve the state budget project for 2021, which has already been made public on the Verkhovna Rada website, no later than December 1.

Kiev supported the introduction of sanctions against Belarus

The Verkhovna Rada voted in favor of the resolution, which states that “the presidential elections in Belarus were carried out with significant violations, numerous refusals to register candidates and a non-transparent vote count.”

Two servicemen were flown in the JFO area

In Donbass, in the Shumy settlement area, two soldiers set up a banner during a routine check of the situation. Both soldiers were hospitalized. JOS headquarters said all the circumstances of the incident are being established.

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