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Ukraine's news in early June 2020: crime and quakes
Summary
A look back at what Ukrainian reports recorded in the days up to 5 June 2020, from a police scandal in Pavlohrad to a shooting in Odesa.
What did Ukraine's news look like on 5 June 2020? The reports of the preceding days were a mixed picture: law enforcement scandals, a market shooting, minor tremors and an awards ceremony held online.
A police gang exposed
The most striking report came on 4 June 2020, when a gang of police officers was uncovered in Pavlohrad, in the Dnipropetrovsk region. It was reported to have been organised by Dmytro Serdiuk, head of the local police station.
Shooting at an Odesa market
On 2 June 2020, shooting broke out at the Seventh Kilometre market in Odesa. Two people were hurt and ten were detained.
Tremors in the west
On 1 June 2020, two earthquakes with epicentres near the town of Dolyna in the Ivano-Frankivsk region were recorded, with magnitudes of 3.2 and 2.7. No one was injured.
An incident on the line with Crimea
On 30 May 2020, at about 5:00, Senior Soldier Yevhen Dobrynskyi was abducted by Russia while on duty at the Berloha observation post on the line of control with Crimea.
Awards, online
The results of the Golden Firebird (Zolota Zhar-ptytsia) awards for 2020 were announced online on 31 May 2020. Oleh Vynnyk was named singer of the year, and Nastia Kamenskykh singer of the year among women.
Taken together, these reports from the last days of May and the first days of June 2020 show a country dealing with crime and security incidents even as cultural life carried on in an online format.
