Odessa, September 01 (Navigator, Artemy Glazunov) – In Odessa, unknown persons attempted to set fire to the Privatbank branch on Balkovskaya Street.
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The agency was informed about this by the press service of the Odessa police.
According to police, the fire occurred around 4 a.m. In addition to law enforcement officers, police and firefighters also arrived at the scene. The fire was put out: only the shutters and doors in the building were on fire. There was no significant damage to the bank building.
Law enforcement officers opened criminal proceedings under Part 2 of Article 194 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (deliberate destruction or damage to property), which threatens the “attackers” with three to ten years in prison.
As PolitNavigator reported, this is not the first case of arson at Privatbank branches in the region. As a rule, Molotov cocktails are used for this.