Despite a clear ban on fireworks in Ukraine, a 47-year-old detonates rockets in the capital Kyiv on New Year’s Eve and now faces a lengthy prison sentence. “Now he faces five years in prison,” Mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote on Telegram on Sunday.
Neighbors had informed the police about the prohibited fireworks. The officers arrested the man and seized an entire warehouse of pyrotechnic products in his apartment. The 47-year-old is now being charged with hooliganism, police said.
Air raid siren activated after illegal fireworks
In Ukraine there is a general ban on fireworks during the state of war. Shortly after the illegal fireworks, an air raid siren went off in Kiev because Russia had launched a wave of so-called kamikaze drones on the Ukrainian capital. The Ukrainian Air Force announced on Sunday that 45 Iranian Shahed-136 kamikaze combat drones had been shot down.
“It couldn’t ruin the holiday for the Ukrainians”
“It was not possible to spoil the celebration for the Ukrainians,” the armed forces statement said. In a congratulatory message, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wished his fellow citizens a Happy New Year and the “Year of our Victory”. “Do you want a miracle today? Ukrainians made them a long time ago,” Zelenskyy wrote. He also posted a photo of himself and his wife Olena in front of a modestly decorated Christmas tree on Telegram.
Zelenskyj wishes Ukrainians a year of victory
And with a touch of irony and a reference to repeated Russian attacks on the Ukrainian power grid, he declared: “Do you want light? It’s in each of us, even when there’s no electricity.’ Asked about a desire for adventure and travel, Zelenskyj couldn’t help but dig into the bitter realities of the Russian offensive war. “The Ukrainians have already gotten too much of it.” Then only one wish remains. “And it will come true, not by a miracle, but by our work, our struggle, our mutual aid, our humanity,” Zelenskyy wrote, concluding his wishes with “Happy New Year! The year of our victory.”
Source: Krone
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