“Open criminal proceedings under Part 2 of Art. 194 ("deliberate destruction or damage to property") of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, ”the agency said.

The police also said that an unknown was seen on surveillance cameras, who climbed over the fence of Gontareva’s house.

Earlier it became known that near Kiev, unknown persons burned down the house of the ex-head of the National Bank.

The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov called this incident "an unacceptable manifestation of criminal pressure."