“According to Starostenko, she took part in the quarterly report of Bakhmatov on the work of the district state administration at his invitation”, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
According to Starostenko, she took part in the quarterly report of Bakhmatov on the work of the district state administration at his invitation.
“In response to my request to give an opportunity to insert a replica on manipulative statements to my address, Mr. Bakhmatov allowed himself not a discussion, but a frank psychological pressure, humiliation of my honor and dignity. Moreover, something I never expected from the official – physical violence !!! I was grabbed by hands, pulled and tried to push out the hall by force, ”she said.
Starostenko added that such actions can qualify as, in particular, the obstruction of the legitimate activity of the deputy of the local council. She called on the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration and President Vladimir Zelensky to respond to the incident.
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Bakhmatov published a video on his page, stating that Starostenko allegedly began to provoke a conflict during the presentation.
“In the presentation, information about the inefficiency, corruption of this patronage began to be displayed. It was so unpleasant for her that she climbed on the stage, tried to tear out a mcrophone and in the eyes of 300 representatives of the community began a fight, ”he said.
The head of the RDA added that the police appeared at the scene and denied that the officials used force.
KSCA Chairman Vitaliy Klitschko called the incident an attack on Starostenko and “a manifestation of permissiveness and unlawful actions” of the Head of the Desnyansk Regional State Administration.
“I hope that the President’s office will give an assessment of a member of their team, and law enforcement officers will qualify the actions of this official,” he added.
Kyiv police have not reacted publicly publicly.
Bakhmatov, who previously worked as an adviser to the mayor of Kiev, in 2020 declared temporary termination of work in the Kyiv City State Administration. In May 2025, Zelensky appointed him the head of the Desnian Regional State Administration.