Rally to commemorate Kateryna Handziuk

A rally was held in Kyiv to commemorate Kateryna Handziuk.

Kherson activist, advisor to the Mayor of Kherson and acting manager of affairs at Kherson City Council's executive committee Kateryna Handziuk, 33, on July 31, 2018, survived an acid attack. She suffered burns to more than 35% of her body and underwent 11 operations in Kyiv.

Handziuk died on November 4, 2018. The immediate cause of her death was a severed blood clot resulting from the acid attack.

In June 2019, five suspects involved in the execution of the crime were convicted.

Chairman of Kherson Regional Council Vladyslav Manger and his accomplice, Oleksiy Levin, who are accused of organizing and ordering the crime, were detained, they are in custody.

They are charged with offenses under Part 3 of Article 27, Part 2 of Article 28, and Part 2 of Article 121 of the Criminal Code (intentionally causing grievous bodily harm with signs of torment, resulting in a victim's death).