Ukrainian state bank CEO resigns after assaulting journalists, 06 October 2021

The head of a major Ukrainian state-owned bank has resigned after a scuffle with journalists.

Yevgen Metsger was filmed assaulting reporters during an interview at his Ukreximbank office on Monday.

Video of the incident has been viewed more than 430,000 times on YouTube and has prompted an outcry in Ukraine.

"At an emergency extraordinary meeting, the Supervisory Board of Ukreximbank decided to suspend the chairman," the bank said in a statement.

Ukreximbank -- Ukraine's third-largest bank -- also apologised for Metsger's "deplorable behaviour" and said that an internal investigation was underway...