“This is no longer a series of incidents, it is TERROR.” Those strong words come from the official Twitter account of the National Bank of Ukraine, condemning the recent attacks on former National Bank head Valeria Gontareva. In recent weeks, Gontareva has been subject to what some call a campaign of intimidation and harassment that’s seen her put in hospital following a hit-and-run in London, arson attacks on her home in the Kyiv suburbs and her daughter-in-law’s car, and raids of her Kyiv apartment.
Hromadske: Experts say Gontareva attacks ‘tarnish Ukraine’s image’
The burned-out house of a former head of the National Bank of Ukraine Valeria Gontareva on Sept. 17, 2019, in the village of Horenychi, Kyiv Oblast.
