Ukrainian TV presenter Anatoliy Anatolich expressed sharp dissatisfaction after his wife Yula was stopped by patrol officers and fined for a dirty license plate. The incident occurred during a trip to bid farewell to a fallen defender of Ukraine. This was reported by UNN with reference to the showman's Instagram.
In his photoblog, the presenter reported that his wife was driving without exceeding the speed limit, and GPS navigation was not working due to an air raid alert. According to him, the outrage was caused not by the amount of the fine itself - 1000 hryvnias - but by the principled aspect of the issue, especially in the context of water, electricity, and heating outages in the country.
Just now, my wife was stopped by the police and fined for a dirty license plate. Honestly, I was stunned. My wife was driving to a farewell ceremony for a Hero, not exceeding the speed limit. GPS is not working due to the air raid alert. They follow her and stop her, issue a fine. It's not about a thousand hryvnias, but how is this possible now? I wasn't there next to her, because it would have been a different conversation and I would have defended my rights. I certainly paid, but I will go to court. For me, this is a matter of principle.
It should be noted that Anatolich emphasized that he does not consider himself "untouchable" on the road and does not enjoy any privileges.
I am not some privileged person, but tell me, in such weather with such roads in the suburbs, where Yula traveled for an hour on these roads, it is obvious that the car will be very dirty. The car is electric. Barely charged due to power outages. Yula calls me before this and says that she is driving without a heater so that it lasts. Do you think the police officer wiped the girl's license plate? No. He issued a fine of 1000 UAH and let her go with a dirty license plate. Go to the funeral, madam. We are not detaining you. A disgusting feeling inside from this. Now more than ever.