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So much for peace in Ukraine! Rival MPs trade blows in vicious punch-up after falling out over corruption bill

By Thomas Burrows for MailOnline

Published: 12:13 EDT, 12 February 2015 | Updated: 17:55 EDT, 12 February 2015




On the day a ceasefire was finally agreed in Ukraine, two MPs traded blows in a full-blown and vicious punch-up.

The fight took place between Yegor Sobolev, of the centre-right Samopomochi party, and Vadim Ivchenko, from the Fatherland party, also centre-right, in the country's parliament building.

They squared up to one another and then threw a flurry of powerful punches at the other in the brawl that lasted half a minute.

Mr Sobolev wore a T-shirt and zip-up sweater and was left with a bloody nose, while his opponent who wore a suit (without a tie) emerged unscathed. Yegor Sobolev, of the centre-right Samopomochi party, prepares to take a swipe at Vadim Ivchenko But his opponent reacts and moves intently towards the politician in their clash over an anti-corruption bill Vadim Ivchenko, from the Fatherland party, then throws an almighty right hand on to the jaw of Mr Sobolev The two then grapple in the middle of the halls of Verkhovna Rada in Kiev as a guard tries to break it up The pair then square up to one another again - ironically on the day a ceasefire was finally reached in Ukraine The violent scenes are not a rare sight in Ukrainian politics - a mass brawl also took place in April last year An onlooker tries to shield his papers as the two hold on to one another in the parliament building Mr Sobolev in a T-shirt and zip-up sweater holds off his opponent dressed in a suit, but without a tie

The altercation in the halls of Verkhovna Rada in Kiev was allegedly over an anti-corruption bill that is currently being discussed.

Following the break-up of the brawl, a guard stood between the pair as they continued to discuss their disagreement in a more diplomatic fashion.

This is not the first time the country's politicians have been at the centre of violent scenes.




In April last year, a session of parliament was interrupted when a fight broke out on the floor of the legislature.

Then in September an angry mob bundled top-ranking MP Vitaly Zhuravsky into a huge rubbish bin and tossed a tyre on top of him before pouring liquid over his face.

As he lay helpless, a woman was heard shouting: 'Boys, let me kick him at least one more time.'

It comes after an agreement aimed at ending the fighting in Ukraine was finally reached today, following marathon talks in Belarus.

The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France announced a ceasefire would begin on February 15.



Rival Ukrainian MPs trade blows in punch-up after falling out over corruption bill





