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What happened in Kyiv on 7 February 2022?

Summary

A look back at an attack on a prosecutor's aide and two other developments from the days before it.

What was happening in Ukraine on 7 February 2022? Among the day's reports was an attack in Kyiv on an assistant to Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova. No further details were given in the reports from that day.

The attack came after other developments in the opening days of the month.

Searches at Metinvest

On 1 February 2022, an investigative and operational group carried out searches at enterprises of Metinvest.

A trade deal on the agenda

On 3 February 2022, a free trade agreement between Ukraine and Turkey was scheduled to be signed during an official visit by the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Taken together, the reports from those days covered law enforcement action, an attack on a prosecutor's aide and a planned trade agreement with Turkey.

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