Journalists revealed the names of the parents of teenagers who were listening to Russian music in downtown Kyiv.

Teenagers who listened to Russian music in the center of Kyiv come from influential and wealthy families. Furthermore, some of their parents are suspected of having ties to Russians and separatists. This is highlighted in an investigation by Bihus.Info, published on Tuesday, January 13.

Among the teenagers involved in the scandal is Mykola Tsymidan. His father, Petro Tsymidan, was suspected of having connections with separatists who attempted to seize the city of Lyman in Donetsk in 2014. Despite this, Petro Tsymidan won the elections in 2015 as a member of the "Opposition Bloc" party and became the mayor of Lyman after the city was liberated.

Additionally, in 2017, the police opened a case against Tsymidan Sr. for false declaration. At that time, it was reported that he had failed to declare a tourist complex, a roadside café called "Kolyba," a house, and 15 plots of land. It is also known that residents of Lyman organized protests demanding the removal of Petro Tsymidan from the mayoral position. Currently, Petro Tsymidan owns an agricultural business and lives with his family in Kyiv. His son, Mykola Tsymidan, flaunts his wealth and luxury cars on social media.

Another participant in the incident in central Kyiv is Andriy Dragan. The young man has previously been involved in a scandal regarding the listening of Russian music. In June 2024, a video surfaced online showing him singing the Russian anthem and the song "I am Russian."

Following the public outcry, the teenager claimed that the video was filmed before the full-scale invasion and recorded an apology. Furthermore, Andriy Dragan pretended to be an employee of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), for which he later also apologized.

Notably, in his social media accounts, the teenager claims to be actively fighting corruption in Ukraine and collaborates with the fugitive MP Artem Dmytruk, who has also repeatedly been a subject of journalistic investigations.

Another figure in the scandal is Anton Yutkin. His father, Vyacheslav Yutkin, owns several hotels. He previously worked for a subsidiary of the Russian "Sberbank" in Ukraine. After the start of the war in 2014, he remained the owner of two hotels in occupied Crimea. According to Russian registries, one of the hotels is still owned by Vyacheslav Yutkin. He is also the owner of the five-star "Bank Hotel" in the center of Lviv. In December 2023, the President of Ukraine imposed sanctions against Vyacheslav Yutkin.

On social media, Yutkin Jr. also boasts about his wealth and expensive cars. In one of his live broadcasts, he claimed that he received no punishment for the incident in central Kyiv.

A journalist from Bihus.Info noted that three other teenage participants in the scandal have not appeared in public spaces, and some do not communicate with their friends.

Recall that on January 10, a video emerged online showing six teenagers allegedly blocking a road in central Kyiv while listening to Russian music. On January 12, the Kyiv police reported that they had identified the participants in the scandal, who turned out to be boys aged 14 to 17. Law enforcement also conducted searches at their locations and seized weapons and ammunition.

On January 13, National Police spokesperson Yulia Hirdvillis stated during a telethon that the participants in the scandal are not "privileged children." According to her, the father of one of the teenagers is a former official who is currently retired. The parents of the other boys work in private business, educational institutions, and government service, and they do not possess significant wealth.