Kyivsky District Court of Kharkiv has closed a criminal case on charges against former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in the case on financial abuse of the United Energy Systems of Ukraine (UESU) Corporation.

"The court has ruled that criminal proceedings on charges against Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko regarding crimes committed under Part 3, Article 27, Part 5, Article 191, Part 2, Article 15, Part 3, Article 212, and Part 2, Article 366 of the criminal Code have been closed close due to the prosecutor's dropping of the charges," reads a ruling, which was read out by Judge Kostiantyn Sadovsky on Friday.