On Feb. 23, the Primorsky Court of Odesa ruled to imprison Serhiy Sternenko, a civic activist from the south-Ukrainian city and one of the greatest enemies of the local authorities, for 7 years and three months and to seize half of his property.
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Protesters demand the resignation of Interior Minister Arsen Avakov and Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova during a protest in support of activist Serhiy Sternenko in Kyiv on Feb. 23, 2021.
