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| Kiev: President Poroshenko's neighbors report 'helicopter bomb attack' | |
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| Kiev police are investigating reports of an incendiary bomb attack by a camouflaged helicopter on a suburban house adjacent to the giant villa owned by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. | |
| The incident happened in the village of Kozin on the Dnieper River, south of Kiev, on May 6, according to reports on TV news program TSN. The property belongs to a family of business owners. | |
| Witnesses of the attack, including a guard and the young son of the couple, told journalists that a helicopter painted in black and green “camouflage” fired at least three incendiary projectiles at the property. | Witnesses of the attack, including a guard and the young son of the couple, told journalists that a helicopter painted in black and green “camouflage” fired at least three incendiary projectiles at the property. |
| If the attackers had intended to cause serious damage then their aim did not appear to be any good - the only sign of the bombing shown by TV was a burned-out bush, which apparently was reduced to ashes in 20 seconds. | |
| Security cameras did not record the moment of the reported attack, and police also failed to discover any fragments of the projectile used in the alleged firebombing, according to a report by Segonya news outlet. | |
| The family’s lawyer said the helicopter was a Mil Mi-8, a popular model widely available for both military and civilian use. | The family’s lawyer said the helicopter was a Mil Mi-8, a popular model widely available for both military and civilian use. |
| “There are all reasons to believe that they targeted this property. After firing, the helicopter flew away at once,” the lawyer said. | “There are all reasons to believe that they targeted this property. After firing, the helicopter flew away at once,” the lawyer said. |
| Police are investigating the incident as arson, but the family’s lawyer said he would be conducting a “parallel investigation, so that they didn’t try to dismiss it.” | Police are investigating the incident as arson, but the family’s lawyer said he would be conducting a “parallel investigation, so that they didn’t try to dismiss it.” |
| Kozin lists a number of wealthy residents including Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, who has a mansion there. | Kozin lists a number of wealthy residents including Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, who has a mansion there. |
| The Ukrainian president’s adviser, Yury Biryukov, called the report “utter nonsense” and said that the village had not been shelled from the air. | The Ukrainian president’s adviser, Yury Biryukov, called the report “utter nonsense” and said that the village had not been shelled from the air. |
| In a comment on Facebook, he blamed the incident on a “defective flare” falling from a military helicopter which had been conducting a scheduled flight in the area. | In a comment on Facebook, he blamed the incident on a “defective flare” falling from a military helicopter which had been conducting a scheduled flight in the area. |