Ukraine’s central bank blames Kolomoisky for campaign of intimidation

Reformers in Kyiv and Dnipro come under fire as the battle for PrivatBank heats up.

The National Bank of Ukraine headquarters in Kyiv

Ukraine’s central bank has issued an unprecedented statement accusing local oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky, the former owner of nationalized lender PrivatBank, of orchestrating a campaign of intimidation against the institution and its staff.

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has been targeted by protesters accusing the bank’s management of corruption and demanding the resignation of governor Yakiv Smoliy and deputy governor Kateryna Rozhkova.

On Monday, a group of protesters broke into the bank’s premises.

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