Tymoshenko goes on hunger strike in protest against falsification of elections, says Vlasenko

Former Ukrainian Premier Yulia Tymoshenko has gone on hunger strike in protest against the falsification of the parliamentary elections in Ukraine, the ex-premier's defense lawyer Serhiy Vlasenko has said.

"I am announcing a hunger strike in protest against the falsification of the elections," Vlasenko quoted Tymoshenko as saying.

According to him, the ex-premier submitted a relevant statement to the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine on Monday, refused food, and said she will only drink water.