Brands mass-cut ties with bloggers behind the 'hungry party,' while the National Police draw up a report over a quarantine violation during the party

In Lviv, where the party took place, the 'red' zone restrictions that ban mass events are still in force.

Major Ukrainian brands are mass-cutting ties with bloggers who threw a noisy party on the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Holodomor. The party's organizer and the birthday boy at the time, Oleksandr Zaliskyi, has already said that as a result he has "lost almost all sources of income."

Also, the National Police drew up a report over the bloggers' violation of quarantine restrictions. Lviv remains in the "red" zone, which bans mass events.

Ending cooperation

Ukrainian companies are mass-refusing to work with scandalous bloggers. Metro, Nova Poshta, Foxtrot, Pepsi, ROZETKA, Kyivstar and others have already announced they are ending cooperation.

Public figure Andriy Smoliy named the companies that order advertising from influencers involved in the scandalous party.

Andriy Smoliy
public figure

These people must pay for their actions with what is most valuable in their lives (unfortunately, that is the case) — money. Dozens of Ukrainian and international companies pay these bloggers thousands of dollars for advertising. I think cooperation with these individuals who organized the "hungry party" should be ended immediately.

Blogger Oleksandr Zaliskyi recorded a video address in which he said that as a result of the severed cooperation he "lost almost all sources of income," and that this was a "huge blow" for him.

Zaliskyi also shared that he supposedly did not even know about the Day of Mourning because of its floating date (the question remains open of how none of the dozens of people involved warned him about it), and that he only wanted to celebrate his birthday and expressed regret. Other bloggers also made very similar statements about their participation in the celebration. 

Reaction from local authorities and the National Police

City authorities reacted to the scandalous party. First Deputy Mayor of Lviv Andriy Moskalenko said that for violating quarantine requirements, the technogenic and emergency situations commission decided to suspend the economic activity of the House of Scientists, where the party took place.

Shortly afterward, the Lviv Region police said they had drawn up a report "on the organizer of the loud party in Lviv" — "a 29-year-old resident of Chernivtsi Region."

The National Police said that they discovered the event while monitoring social media. He faces a fine of UAH 17,000 or more for violating quarantine restrictions.