Ukrainian officials denied Red Bull permission to drift in front of the Saint Sophia Cathedral, but Red Bull drivers ignored the ruling and drifted in the UNESCO World Heritage Site's Sofievskaya Square - and had their cars confiscated

championship drifters Conor Shanahan and Aleksandr Grinchuk drifted in tandem around the square typically reserved for pedestrian traffic,

 

The chairperson for Ukraine's Tourism Development says Red Bull insists that it did, in fact, have permission to film at the location. She noted that the situation was odd, especially since another comment shows that Ukrainian police were watching the event take place and that an investigation into whether or not the energy drink company had permission was still ongoing.

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