MP Dmytruk spotted in London: Media publishes video

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2 September 2024, 05:00 PM

MP Artem Dmytruk, who illegally crossed the Ukrainian-Moldovan border, was reportedly seen in a shopping center in London, Hromadske reported on Sept. 2, citing a reader.

In the video provided by the reader, a person resembling MP Dmytruk is seen talking to a store clerk in an electronics shop at Westfield London, a shopping center located in one of London’s western districts, on Sept. 1.

Photo: Cкріншот x.com/HromadskeUA

The footage later shows a man resembling Dmytruk conversing with a dark-haired woman holding a small girl. Journalists speculate that the woman might be Dmytruk's wife, Anastasia, and their daughter, Varvara.

Анастасія Дмитрук з донькою / Photo: Instagram А.Дмитрук

Anastasia Dmytruk last posted an Instagram story from London about a month and a half ago, showing her visit to the Victoria and Albert Museum with her daughter.

MP Dmytruk’s escape from Ukraine: Key facts

On Aug. 25, NV’s sister publication Ukrainska Pravda, citing sources, reported that MP Artem Dmytruk had illegally crossed the border. Initially, he traveled to Moldova and then to Italy.

On the same day, the Prosecutor General’s Office announced that the lawmaker had been charged with assaulting a law enforcement officer and a serviceman.

Later, the DBR reported that, under the procedural guidance of the Prosecutor General’s Office, a criminal case was opened regarding the illegal border crossing by the sitting lawmaker.

On Aug. 26, DBR Communications Adviser Tetyana Sapyan confirmed that lawmaker Artem Dmytruk had indeed crossed the border illegally.

On Aug. 29, the DBR placed Dmytruk on an international wanted list.

That same day, the Pecherskyi District Court in Kyiv imposed a preventive measure on Dmytruk in absentia, in the form of detention, to be enforced once he is returned to Ukraine.

On Sept. 2, SBI officials announced that three individuals were suspected of illegally aiding the MP, accused of attacking Ukrainian citizens, in crossing the state border into Transnistria.

According to the investigation, around 9 p.m. on Aug. 23, the suspects transported Dmytruk to the border with Moldova, after which he illegally left Ukraine on foot.

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