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Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko has fired his deputy Volodymyr Slonchak, in connection with an incident that happened on April 27 night, during which he hit the patrol police inspector.

“I want to inform you that I dismissed deputy chairman of Kyiv City State Administration Volodymyr Slonchak. I think you saw in the news what happened last night. I will not allow the city authorities to be discredited, especially those who represent it,” Klitschko wrote on his Telegram channel on April 27.