In the village of Ivankiv, Vyshhorod district, Kyiv region, local residents called the police because of fireworks that were set off near a river, which led to a fire. Law enforcement officers who arrived at the scene identified the suspect. A criminal case has been opened.
This was reported by the Kyiv Region Police on Telegram on April 15.
The suspect is a 19-year-old local resident. According to preliminary police information, while near the river, he activated a household firework in the form of a candle, which caused the grass to catch fire.
“The fire was extinguished by employees of the State Emergency Service. Law enforcement officers are currently conducting the necessary investigative actions. Physical evidence has been seized,” the report says.
Fireworks set grass on fire in Vyshgorod region. Telegram/Kyiv Region Police
Law enforcement officers have launched a pre-trial investigation into the fact of hooliganism – Part 1 of Article 296 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The punishment may be a fine (from 17 to 34 thousand UAH), probationary supervision, or restriction of liberty for up to 5 years.
What is known about the ban on pyrotechnics during martial law?
On June 23, 2022, the Kyiv City Council banned the sale and launch of fireworks during the war.
On August 16, 2022, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine supported as a basis draft law No. 7438, “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on the Circulation of Pyrotechnic Products”, which prohibits the sale and use of fireworks.
In December 2021, a petition “On the ban on the use of firecrackers, fireworks and other pyrotechnic products and the closure of all pyrotechnic stores” was registered on the website of the President of Ukraine. The petition received over 25 thousand votes and was supported.