According to Belarussian media outlet NEXTA, citing anonymous Ukrainian sources, the wife of former Ukrainian Member of Parliament Kotvytskyy, Anastasia Kotvitska, was apprehended by officials in Hungary with US$ 28 million and 1.3 million euros in cash packed in bags as she attempted to exit the war-torn Ukraine.
A photo of six suitcases loaded with cash was released by NEXTA.
The amount was declared in conformity with the law, according to Hungarian officials.
Many on Twitter wondered if the ex-wife MP’s had considered donating part of the money to the Ukrainian people to help them obtain basic necessities such as food, water, medicines, and diapers for their children.
Ukrainian media report that the wife of former MP Kotvytskyy tried to take $28 million and 1.3 million euros out of #Ukraine via #Zakarpattya.
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) March 20, 2022
The money was found by the #Hungarian border guards and forced to declare it. pic.twitter.com/ZCjDlIxdwB
A Twitter user enquired: “What is the source of $28 million in cash? In the middle of a war…?”
Russia demanded that Ukraine’s military lay down their arms and leave Mariupol on Monday, but Ukraine refused. Hundreds of thousands of people have sought safety in the war-torn city as Russian soldiers fire wave after wave of artillery and missile attacks.
The wife of former Ukrainian MP Ihor Kotvitskyi declared 28 million dollars and 1.3 million euros when entering Hungary. Kotvitskyi has faced allegations of corruption in the past. pic.twitter.com/K4Ry2qOyk6
— Euan MacDonald (@Euan_MacDonald) March 20, 2022
According to local authorities, over 400,000 people are expected to be trapped in Mariupol, seeking refuge from heavy bombing that has cut off access to electricity, heating, and water.
