PARIS, Feb. 16 - The daughter of the mayor of Kiev has been the victim of a robbery in Paris.

Kristina Chernovetskaya said she had 4.5m euros-worth (£4m) of jewels stolen as she drove into the city from Charles de Gaulle airport, according to a report filed Monday by the BBC.

According to the report, Chernovetskaya told police she was being driven along the motorway in a luxury hire car when the thief struck.