Aggressors Hid in Kiev City State Administration

The story continued with Self-Defense, which was called by the locals that day.

“There was a call”, says Andrey Pervak, a sotnik of group 36. “I came to the guys in black masks, holding shields, and they said they were Right Sector. When I asked who their leader was, they gave me a nickname Hans. I called Iranets, a sotnik of Right Sector group 23, and he said they’d been looking for that group for a long time. He asked to detain them and wait for reinforcement. But there were fewer of us, and nobody dared to shoot in that place. That’s why we started chasing them. By the metro station Shuliavska, we saw three men jumping out of the minibus with a black bag. I walked out, snatched the bag and tried to take it as far as possible because I thought there was an assault rifle in it. Then I heard someone shouting behind me, “Don’t move or I’ll shoot!” With my fellow sotnik, we jumped into the car and someone shot the window. It was a miracle I bent down. But in the bag, there were only a computer monitor and a warm women’s coat. So the marauders were taking someone’s orders and at the same time stealing stuff for themselves.”

However, another Self-Defense officer, who introduced himself as Pavel, says while his fellow sotniks were trying to detain those who jumped out, he chased the bus until they came to… the Maidan.

“A few of them walked out of the bus there and went to Kiev City State Administration. They went to the seventh floor. I couldn’t follow them after that because I didn’t have an ID. But I know it’s Svoboda’s headquarters.”

Several Kiev state institutions were taken over this way. In particular, the Sviatoshin and Darnytsia district administrations and some others were reported to have been taken over, as well as there was an attempt to take over the Football Federation of Ukraine. The aggressors usually introduced themselves as units of the Maidan – Right Sector or Self-Defense. At the same time, the Maidan units rarely admit they’ve been taking over state institutions. People say those are organized criminal groups under the name of the Maidan.

“Those are potential bandits, who’ve always been connected to the illicit business, but now they don’t hide, as well as deputies, local scum, who are trying to hide documents on their activities, that’s why they’re taking over state institutions”, says Andrey Pervak.

But what those deputies could be doing in Kiev City State Administration, Self-Defense members cannot explain.