Ukrainian MP accused of assaulting a soldier in Kyiv flees Ukraine – reports

Source: Bihus.info

Ukrainian “Servant of the People” MP Oleksandr Kunitsky went to Europe for meetings and allegedly failed to return, according to sources from Bihus.info. The Verkhovna Rada records show he was a no-show at all parliamentary votes throughout October.

Kunitsky is no stranger to controversy. In October 2023 he was caught helping a now fugitive MP Artem Dmytruk to assault in the Kyiv center central Kyiv in October 2023. A follow-up video featured the victim of the assault accusing both MPs of extortion and fraud, arguing they started a brawl.

“I was standing on the street, and they started filming, shoving, and provoking me. They said awful things about my job. I took the phone from one of them but immediately gave it back. Then they both started hitting me—one pushed me down, and Dmytruk began beating me, calling me a scammer,” the victim stated on video.

The story drew a massive public outrcry making Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin open a criminal investigation into both Kunitsky and Dmytruk for their involvement in the brawl.