You're reading: Thursday’s headlines: New protests in rape case; Boryspil airport to remain state owned; Ukraine to ban Russian grain import

Editor’s note: In this feature, the Kyiv Post brings together the most relevant events from morning headlines.

Several villagers who took part in a protest after a gang rape in Mykolaiv Oblast are detained by the police, Ukrainska pravda quotes deputy Internal Minister Viktor Dybovyk as saying. Ukrainska pravda also quotes activists from the town of Vradivka who report that around 1,000 locals are participating in protest in front of the local police office on Thursday morning. Protests in Vradivka started when a local 29-years-old woman was gang raped, allegedly by two police officers and a taxi
driver.

Ukrainska pravda also reports that on Thursday morning the deputy head of Vradivka town police was detained. He is suspected of covering up the recent gang rape and other crimes. Previously several local officials were fired, including the head of Mykolavi Oblast police, Vradivka town police and the prosecutor of the district. 

Ukraine’s biggest airport, Boryspil is not looking for a private investor anymore, Kommersant reports. The airport will remain in state ownership, said Infrustructure Minister Volodymyr Kozak. Kommersant quotes him saying that, first of all, there was no interest from private investors, and most of the infrastructure of the airport is already built on budget money and loans. 

Ukraine intends to ban the import of Russian grain because of the danger of skidding foot and mouth disease, Kommersant reports. The ban primarily concerns Russian grain arriving mainly as transit through Ukrainian ports to foreign markets. Experts believe this step is an adequate solution to the problem, but predict that it will further exacerbate the recent drop in trans-shipment ports.