Acting Director Of Holodomor Museum In Kyiv Plans To File Lawsuit Over Online Bullying

The acting director of the Holodomor Museum in Kyiv, Lesia Hasydzhak, told RFE/RL on July 27 that she plans to file a lawsuit to protect her dignity and honor over recent online statements about her physical appearance. Hasydzhak added that she is now also working on an official statement regarding the situation with her lawyers. A day earlier, lawyer Klym Bratkivskiy and several other Internet users wrote on Facebook that Hasydzhak "has an inappropriate appearance" to lead the museum. Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets condemned Bratkivskiy's post, calling it "unacceptable and inappropriate." To read the original story by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, click here.