A Ukrainian MP is being investigated for calling in sick during the war, and then showing up in the Maldives with his wife and kids

Wed, 07/26/2023 - 23:49

An overhead shot of the beach resorts in the Maldives. — Aristov was found to be staying in the Maldives after leaving the country in June for a supposed mission in Poland.
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A Ukrainian lawmaker is under investigation after he was found vacationing in the Maldives.
He left Ukraine in June on a trip to Poland, and called in sick while abroad on July 10, per officials.
He and his family were then discovered to be staying at the Waldorf Astoria, authorities said.

Kyiv is investigating a lawmaker who went on sick leave during the war but was then found holidaying with his family in the Maldives, per Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigation.