Terroristic attack to leader of coal smugglers Ihor Salo, Kyiv, Ukraine

Terroristic attack to leader of coal smugglers Ihor Salo, Kyiv, Ukraine

One of the leaders of coal smugglers from the occupied territories Ihor Salo was attacked in his own car with an explosive device.


An unidentified biker threw an explosive device to the car window while it was standing at a traffic light. The driver reportedly died, Ihor Salo and the passenger were seriously injured. Ihor Salo is a part of coal mafia headed by Ihor Bakay – former chief of President Administration of Victor Yanukovych and personal friend of Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev. This attack most probably may be recognized as the criminal terrorism, which are terrorists acts used to aid in crime and criminal profit.