On March 9, shooting took place at the Kiev city state administration building. This was reported on social networks by a physician of the first ambulance substation. Later, he confirmed to Vesti News Agency, that everything described by him really happened. That night, ambulance workers were on duty in the building of the KSCA.
“At 2.30, a man ran into the clinic, shouting that there is a guy with a gunshot wound to the head in the basement of the KSCA. We provided him assistance, stopped the bleeding and prepared for hospitalization. And that’s when the worst began - the firefight; someone was shooting the Maidan participants, and they were shooting back. Grenades stuffed with screws, nuts, bolts, shards of glass were flying everywhere. Nobody paid attention to the ambulance workers and the patient. Someone had the desire to drown this basement in blood,” – Emergency Physician Yaroslav Vus shared his impressions.
He then added that they were able to crawl into some room and hide behind the corner. They took the patient and laid him nearby.
Shooting, fights and pogroms: Restless night in the center of Kiev. Kiev, 09.03.2014
Officials from the Shevchenko district police department in Kiev report that there are strange events taking place on the Independence Square at night, writes the news portal 112.ua Law enforcers say that there is sometimes heard shooting on the capital’s Independence Square at night, various fights and pogroms take place.
It is reported that at night on March 9, in the building of the Kyiv City State Administration, shots were heard. Officials from the Shevchenko district department said that an unknown man entered the building and started shooting, wounding one person.
It is not very clear as to what happens in the heart of the capital under the cover of dusk. Protesters and soldiers of Maidan Self-Defence refuse to talk to journalists, do not allow taking pictures of them and tend to check documents. Say, to avoid provocation.
In fact, people speak reluctantly about what is happening on the Independence Square. According to some protesters, certain groups of people constantly provoke collisions in the center of Kiev at night.
At the same time, it is quite difficult to understand who provokes others and what they do it for. Currently, there are a lot of weapons on EuroMaidan. This includes the “trophies” inherited from the Berkut fighters and the weapons of the so-called internal forces of the EuroMaidan.
As one of the members of the Self-Defence said, there was a shootout involving machine guns in the KSCA building not so long ago.
“The shooting began at night. I even had to jump out of the tent. ‘Kalash’ (Kalashnikov) firing could be heard. The morning, it turned out that masked men clashed with fighters of the Right Sector. They did not tell us what exactly happened. No word about the bereaved either,”- said the activist.
Ruslan, one of the fighters from Vinnitsa EuroMaidan Sotnia, said that politics are to blame for clashes between the forces of Self-Defence. Supposedly, they heat up the differences between the Sotnias. Not only they do no longer need the EuroMaidan, but it is dangerous for them, which is why they are trying to suppress it.
One way or another, there constantly occur conflicts in the center of Kiev. After all, there is a kind of armed freemen at the Independence Square at the moment, standing in the manner of Zaporozhian Sich. It is only when this “Sich” disperses the center of the capital will become peaceful and quiet again.
The emergence of “People’s Tribunal” and “pseudo tribunals” in Vinnitsa region .Vinnitsa region, 10.03.2014
There are “pseudo tribunals” acting in Vinnitsa region – this was stated on the page of “Revshtab” (Vinnitsa). Yuriy Pavlenko, who is a representative of the “People’s Tribunal”, states: “There is only one ‘Tribunal’ and its activities are sanctioned by the ‘Popular Assembly’ (the Veche). Currently, it is me who represents it, as well as my deputy Ivan Nikolaev and secretary Elena Vasilkova. For now, it is me, accompanied by volunteers and journalists that pays visits and puts ultimatums forward to officials.”
People with bats crushed an office in the city center. Kiev, 10.03.2014
Around 10 pm, a man called the duty unit of Pechersk police, telling that a company of men in camouflage equipped with bats made a real massacre in an office down the Shota Rustaveli Street. Several police squads went to the place. “20 people rushed in the office. All were dressed in camouflage uniforms and masks. They knocked out doors, then began smashing the glass with their bats”- tells the police. “After breaking into the room, looters smashed cabinets, chairs, equipment, scattered papers on the floor. They took with them all that is valuable. Some took the notebook, monitors, printers, pens. Nor did they disdain to open a bottle of wine. Looters neatly piled on a ladder platform everything they fancied”, - noted the policemen. For some reason, the police showing up near the office took marauders by surprise. A portion of robbers scattered in all directions. However, the police managed to hold up eight people. All of them aged between 20 and 25. Mostly people from different regions of Ukraine, but there were also Kiev citizens. The detained refused to answer for what purpose they raided the office. But we already know the damage they have caused to the office equals more than 60 thousand hryvnias, and that's not counting the broken furniture. Currently, looters are in Pechersk district administration office. Criminal proceedings have already been launched. These men are to face 6 years in prison.
Journalists of Ukrainian television channels attacked near the regional administration building in Lugansk. Lugansk, 10.03.2014
In Lugansk, protesters attacked the journalists. The journalists of Ukraina TRK and NTN drove up to the building of regional administration; the protesters attacked them and smashed their equipment; one of the women from attackers signed video camera with her lipstick. The police managed to pull the injured journalists out of the crowd.
Sources:http://m.0642.ua/news/491516
Armed criminals robbing businesses under the guise of EuroMaidan participants. Kiev, 10.03.2014
“Nearly two weeks ago, twenty armed criminals seized residential building of Ukrkomplekt Plus Company in the Kobtsy village, Vasilkovskaja district of Kiev region. Police does not react to this”-reported the lawmaker Gennady Moskval on his website. According to him, the unknown, under the guise of EuroMaidan activists, were carrying Kalashnikovs and pistols.
“The building was under protection of the State Security Service (SSS) of Vasilkovsky police department. The SSS staff, and later the operative group of Vasilkovsky police station, left on call; however, instead of protecting the property, they consumed spirits drinks stolen from the building alongside with criminals up until the morning. After that, without taking any measures, the law enforcement officers left.”- said Moskal.
He noted that the written appeal of the home owners to the leadership of Vasilkovsky police department brought no response.
“Criminals use minivans; they still are located in the captured premises, around which there are grenade extensions installed. So far, they've managed to steal a tractor, a quad bike, a motorcycle, furniture, appliances, dishes, and other things.” - said Moskal.
According to him, they constantly hear about such cases of looting and not responding, let alone condoning, on the police’s part.
A group of fighters led by people's deputy Lyashko seized a deputy of Lugansk regional council Klinchaev. Lugansk, 10.03.2014
Night of March 10, a deputy of the Regional Council, member of the Party of Regions Arsen Klinchaev was captured in Lugansk. This was reported by MP, leader of the Radical Party Oleg Lyashko on his Facebook page.
“At night, we detained the leader of Lugansk separatists, a deputy of the Regional Council from the Party of Regions Arsen Klinchaev, first mate of Efremov. Yesterday I came incognito to his native Lugansk region to manage this special operation. This scumbag Klinchaev will be responsible for his crimes – we detained him and handed over to law enforcement. I am sincerely grateful to everyone who helped to make this deal.”- wrote Lyashko.
Morning of March 10, police released Klinchaev. According to Klinchaev, Lyashko threatened his family, promised to hang and cut for Russian flags.
March 11, in a statement sent to the General Prosecutor of Ukraine Oleg Makhnitskiy and Interior Minister Arsen Avakov, deputies of Lugansk regional council called to investigate the attack on Arsen Klinchaev. “We, the deputies of the Lugansk Regional Council, are angered by the criminal actions of a people's deputy Oleg Lyashko, a gang of thugs headed by him and criminal inaction of the newly appointed head of Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Lugansk region General Vladimir Guslavskiy. Night of March 9-10 2014, during the after-hours, General Guslavskiy invited the deputy Lugansk Regional Council Arsen Klinchaev in his office. At the command of Guslavskiy, a group of people broke into his office: MP of Ukraine Oleg Lyashko with eight persons accompanying him, among whom there were athletic men possessing fighting skills, who obeyed Lyashko’s orders and an operator with a video camera Vsevolod Filimonenko,” – was said in a statement. The statement noted that the deputy of the Lugansk regional council “was handcuffed and subjected to humiliation and torture by a gang of thugs led by the People's Deputy Lyashko.” “The whole process of bullying a deputy of the Regional Council took place in the office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Lugansk region and filmed in the immediate presence of the chief of Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Lugansk region General Vladimir Guslavskiy. Head of Ministry of Internal Affairs did not prevent the group of thugs to drag the deputy from the police station and load him into the van, where Lyashko and his gang continued to beat and mock the deputy of the Regional Council Arsen Klinchaev,”- noted Lugansk deputies. The statement noted that these actions, which took place on the night of March 9-10 2014, violated the provisions of the Constitution of Ukraine, infringed honor, dignity and business reputation of the deputy of the Lugansk Regional Council Arsen Klinchaev. “In addition, the actions of the deputy of Ukraine Oleg Lyashko, his companions and the head of Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Lugansk region General Vladimir Guslavskiy fall under the Criminal Code of Ukraine, namely, infliction of bodily harm, assault and torture, false imprisonment, abuse of power, criminal omission of a policeman” – said in a statement.
On the same day, March 11, the Security Service of Ukraine announced the arrest of A. Klinchaev on suspicion of attempted forcible change of the constitutional order, organizing mass disorder, abuse of state symbols and seizure of public buildings.
A policeman wounded. Sarny city of Rovno region, 11.03.2014
About half past nine pm yesterday, in Sarny, an 18-year-old resident of Malye Tseptsevichi wounded a policeman. During a joint patrol by District Guard representatives and Sarny district Ministry of Internal Affairs’ patrol service, the patrol approached a man and a woman, who stood in a park near a motorcycle. The patrol asked to bring their bike out of the park. But when law enforcement officers wanted to check the man’s documents, he pulled out a gun and started to run away. Police officers ran behind him; the man started shooting and wounded a police sergeant.
Negotiations began on replacing the head of Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Volyn region. Lutsk, 11.03.2014
The leadership of the “Right sector” of Volyn region and Victor Bystriy started negotiations on public discussion and approval of his candidacy for the post of Chief of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the area. The candidates for this position also include called Pavel Aleksenko. Sources:http://zik.ua/ua/news/2014/03/11/pochalysya_peregovory_shchodo_zminy_novogo_nachalnyka_umvs_volyni_469248
Kiev Prosecutor's Office seized by “Svyatoshinsk Robinhoods”, the prosecutor hospitalized, Kiev, 11.03.2014
After the attack of masked men on the premises of Sviatoshinskyi District Prosecution Office in Kiev one of the prosecutors was hospitalized. A prosecutor who ensured procedural guidance and represented the public prosecution in the trial of the so-called “Svyatoshin Robinhoods” was hospitalized with numerous beatings and broken arm. The police reported that according to eyewitnesses, more than two dozen masked men with bats and electroshocks burst into the prosecutor’s office premises. They demanded a meeting with the prosecutor in “Svyatoshin Robinhoods” case, Valentin Bryantsev.
In Chernivtsi region, masked men are attacking loggers. Chernovtsy region, 11.03.2014
In the Storozhynets district of Chernovtsy region, unidentified masked men who introduced themselves as activists of “Right Sector” attacked the loggers. “ZIK” reported this to the regional organization of All-Ukrainian Union “Fatherland”.
“Unidentified masked men who introduced as the activists of the Right Sector, caused riots in Storozhynets district; they hindered the work of local foresters, damaged their vehicles, tried to take it away, even caused injury to people.
89. Evenings and night-time, robberies and fighting take place in the area of Khreschatyk Street, police afraid to enter the Maidan. Kiev, 11.03.2014
As reported in a letter sent to mail of the Group by a resident of Kiev (who asked not to reveal her name for security reasons), robberies and fights occur near Khreschatyk Street in the evenings and night-time. This area is unsafe for walking, marks the Kiev citizen. “Women tend not to appear unaccompanied in the evening near Khreschatyk, as drunken men from the Maidan start actively harassing them,” - said in the letter. “In cases of robberies and fights near Khreschatyk, many citizens do not even go to the police, as it is useless – the police are afraid to enter the Maidan.” - said Kiev resident.
Source: Letter received by Public Information Group for crimes against persons
Journalist Vladimir Yakimiv got beaten. Ternopol region, 11.03.2014
A journalist Vladimir Yakimiv beaten in Ternopol region. According to Yakimiv, who is also a member of the local “revolutionary resistance headquarters”, the attackers said that he “takes a lot on himself and has no right to say anything about the Right Sector.”
A conflict between the police and self-defenñe. Vinnitsa, 11.03.2014
When conducting joint patrols along the street, the traffic police officers and representatives of the self-defenñe stopped a “Geely” car; there were three drunken men inside, two of whom turned out to be policemen. According to preliminary data, a conflict aroused between the offenders and the representatives of Self-Defence while they were documenting the offense; one of the offenders inflicted bodily injuries to a member of the Self-Defence. To avoid being detained, the attackers fired several shots in the direction of traffic police and “Self-Defenders” using traumatic weapons.
The Chief of Ministry of Internal Affairs appointed internal investigation on the given fact, as two of the attackers are members of law enforcement agencies. Currently, the action of offenders are documented and sent to the Regional Prosecutor’s Office for a decision.
AntiMaidan participant from Crimea: Our bus was attacked by Right Sector, passengers got beaten. Korsun-Shevchenkovskiy, 11.03.2014
A resident of Simferopol Tatiana Midieva claims that while returning from Kiev AntiMaidan to Crimea, their bus was attacked by representatives of the Right Sector under Korsun-Shevchenkovskiy; supporters of the former government got severely beaten. Midieva said this in an interview posted on Youtube.
According to the girl, the bus, in which she was riding together with her friends, the participants AntiMaidan in Kiev back to Crimea, was allegedly assaulted by members of the Right Sector on the Korsun-Shevchenkovskiy roadblock; people got brutally beaten.
“There was a roadblock. We stood for 10 minutes and then decided to back off. They started shooting and throwing Molotov cocktails. I got out of the bus; they hit me and then began pulling out the boys from the bus. I requested that they called an ambulance, because in the bus there was a man who was run over with a car of people who also trying to stop us before. They called an ambulance, but started beating us. Everyone. Boys, girls – they did not care,” - told the witness of the incident.
In addition, Midieva claims that they were forced to sing the anthem of Ukraine, shout “Glory to the heroes” and speak Ukrainian.
At the moment, Midieva is in the hospital with a spinal injury.
An attempted raid of lawyer office at Shota Rustaveli Street in Kiev. Kiev, 11.03.2014
In Kiev, about 20 masked men broke into a lawyer’s office at Shota Rustaveli Street and began smashing it. They also tried to steal the valuables. Actions of thugs were stopped by police and self-defenñe forces. There were detained eight people aged 20-25 years, among whom there were students from Lugansk, Kirovograd and Kiev.
More than 60 armed attacks on police over half a month. Kiev, 11.03.2014
Over the past two weeks in Ukraine there were 63 attacks on police using edged or firearms.
This was reported by the Chief of Department for Supervision over compliance with the law on criminal proceedings of the General Prosecutor Nikolay Goshovskiy at the briefing.
“Recently in Ukraine, cases of public organizations members and individuals interfering in the work of law enforcement, the judiciary, the executive authorities and local self-government have become widespread. These people are usually equipped with camouflage uniforms and edged weapons, such as clubs, knives, brass knuckles and firearms. For the period from February 23 until today, the total amount of attacks on law enforcement officers equals 63” - Goshovskiy quote by UNIAN.
Goshovskiy also noted that “the Attorney General targeted regional prosecutors areas to immediately hold coordination meetings with the heads of other law enforcement agencies, and take appropriate adequate measures for all incidents involving arbitrary actions, such as illegal carrying of arms, knives or firearms by introducing into the Unified Register of pre-trial investigations, detaining the perpetrators, investigating and sending the perpetrators to court in a short time.”
In Vinnitsa, unknowns threw bottles with incendiary liquid to regional and city prosecutors’ offices. Vinnitsa, 12.03.2014
March 12 about 4:00 am, unknowns have thrown four glass bottles of incendiary liquid to a fenced area near the administrative building of Office of Public Prosecutor of Vinnitsa region, resulting in their partial ignition. Simultaneously, the same actions were committed against Office of Public Prosecutor of Vinnitsa – the attackers threw two bottles with a similar mixture into the direction of the administrative building. Sources:http://www.myvin.com.ua/ua/news/events/25824.html
Cherkassy self-defenñe detained five activists of “Russian world”. Cherkassy, 12.03.2104
This morning, Cherkassy self-defenñe group along with UAS detained five activists of “Russian world” who planned a meeting in the city to discuss the issues of the Zemsky Sobor of Russia. Let us recall that recently, in an announcement on VKontakte network there was a message about a seminar in Cherkassy for that same purpose under the auspices of “Ukrainian choice”.
At the moment, detainees are kept at the premises of Cherkassy Self-Defenñe.
Leaders of AntiMaidan declared wanted by the Zaporozhye Right Sector. Zaporozhye, 12.03.2014
Zaporozhye branch of Right Sector posted data of three of its major opponents.
It is reported by the organization’s public group in the Vkontakte social network
In particular, the following people fall under the wrath of Right sector members: Artem Timchenko, the chief editor of “Iskra” newspaper, leader of public organization “Slavic Guard” Vladimir Rogov who was recently kidnapped by junta’s Security Service officers and one of the leaders of the local Cossack movement Alexandr Potoman.
They provided data on the vehicles of the aforementioned people as well as links to their pages on social networks.
Hungarian monument desecrated in Veretsky Pereval. Zakarpatye region, 12.03.2014
In Zakarpatye region, March 11, the duty of the Svalyava district department of Ministry of Internal Affairs received a telephone message from a representative of the Hungarian Cultural Society of Zakarpatye. At night on Veretsky Pereval, on the border of the Zakarpatye and Lvov region near the Verbyazh village of Volovets district, unknowns doused the monument in memory of the Hungarian tribes who went through the Carpathian Mountains to the Danube valley with an unknown substance, and set fire to wreaths, which were at the foot of the monument.
Confusion on the Maidan: Hundreds began an armed confrontation between each other. Kiev, 12.03.2014
Gunshots regularly heard in the city center.
Recently, news about shooting in the building of KSCA was spread over the Internet. The news was reported by one of the fighters of Vinnitsa Sotnia. There was information on the wounded and the dead, but nothing specific have been reported, including from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In view of the conflicting information, 112.ua news portal decided to go to the Maidan and clear up the situation.
As it turned out, in recent times, strange things have been happening on the Independence Square. Protesters refuse to talk to the recorder, do not let you take pictures of them, check not only the identity of the journalist, but also your driver’s license, passport, etc. As they say themselves, this is done in order to avoid provocation. The protesters reluctantly admit the very fact that they (provocations) occur constantly.
“Yes, something happens every night. We continuously hear gunshots, some persons trying to provoke others with a weapon. You don’t want that to happen to you, do you” - one of the protesters expressly informed our correspondent.
According to self-defenñe soldiers, separate groups of people constantly provoke confrontation. For example, one fighter who does not remove bulletproof vest all day, carrying a gun behind him, said that not so long ago the shooting occurred not only in the building of the KSCA, but also on Maidan itself.
“Yes, there were about 30 people, some with Makarov pistols, all wearing masks. They tried to break through. We had to shoot in the air and later – right over their heads, so that shells rained down by the collar” – anonymously told us one of the persons involved in the events. As it turned out, it was the group associated with repeated capture of KSCA on the eve of February 18 trying to break through.
By the way, the gunfight at the KSCA building took place the same night on March 7, and it involved machine-gun fire. This is what Valentin, one of the self-defenñe men, told us.
“There were seven or eight shots, maybe 10. Shooting began at night, I even jumped out of the tent at shots; there was a feeling as if they were right over the ear! Burst of fire was clearly audible, apparently from Kalashnikov.” As it turned out in the morning, soldiers of Right Sector clashed with unknown masked men in the KSCA building. It is not known exactly what happened, but it ended with RS victory. I did not hear anything about fatalities,”- said Valentin.
In general, such cases are not rare. Self-defenñe fighters make a surprised face at the questions relating shooting, asking – “What kind of shooting?”
“There are constant clashes and provocations; our work is to stop them," - said the men from self-defenñe. They are in full readiness around the clock; there is tension at the Maidan. At the same time, members of Sotnias admit they do not want to leave the center of Kiev until they feel that the revolution has triumphed and until they feel real change in the country.
For now, they are not happy with the new appointments of power and believe that their cause is not yet completed. Ruslan, one of the opposition soldiers from Vinnitsa Sotnia, clarified the situation with shooting. He is from St. Petersburg; the man sacrificed his business for the cause of the revolution, and continues to be in self-defenñe.
“Relations between Sotnias are different. Some Sotnias exist by themselves; some are supported by various political forces, others – by other organizations. Some have support of right-wing forces, the other – of territorial communities. Sotnias are fully self-governing fighting units; each Sotnia has its own arsenal. Relations are complex, there are constant clashes fueled by some politicians who, well, let's say, does no longer need the Maidan and is trying to suppress it - fighter admits.
According to Ruslan, there are a lot of arms on Maidan.
“We have enough weapons on Maidan. Basically, they are trophies, seized from Berkut soldiers and soldiers from internal troops. Clashes constantly occur. We seldom talk about it because, let’s put it that way, it is not something that civils should know. At daytime it is calm here, everyone’s taking a walk, tourists visit this place. But at night, we try not to go in groups less than three persons and always carry guns with us. Provocations constantly take place, including those with shooting. Luckily, there has been no wounded and fatalities recently, "- said a member of the self-defenñe forces.
As for the shooting in the KSCA, Ruslan is confident that the cause was alcohol.
“As far as I know from the words of the other fighters, the guy just got drunk and opened fire on his comrades; ambulance mentioned two victims, but I have not seen the bodies. Maidan prohibits drinking, but he seemed to have overlooked it” - believes fighter. By the way, such incidents do not leak to the MIA, and the police themselves are not very interested in what is happening.
“We sort it out ourselves. We do not trust the Ministry of Internal Affairs as we do not think they can be objective. If someone violates something, we deliver him to the commandant immediately. As to the person who fired at the KSCA, he had been arrested, but I do not know where he is; it is unlikely he was released to authorities” - believes Ruslan.
By the way, yesterday a squad of masked men attacked Kiev-Svyatoshinsky Prosecutor’s Office of Kiev. The Office of Public Prosecutor was raided by about 30 people in masks and camouflage uniforms. Unidentified men were armed with metal sticks and baseball bats. Without hesitation, they grabbed one of the prosecutors and beat him, demanding to get out of Kiev. Who were these people, whether it was another provocation or a deed of some right-wing group, is hitherto unknown.
One way or another, but the conflicts in central Kiev occur constantly. This is not surprising, as over a month now there are freemen in the center of the city, organized on the principle of Zaporozhian Sich and counting thousands of armed and battle-hardened men. It is obvious, people will not disband until the authorities serve better (i.e., or in a way they deem best). This means that we will see even more disturbing news from Khreschatyk. The main thing that no one else was hurt.
In Lugansk region, an unknown person threw Molotov cocktail on the roof of the boiler room of the district administration. Lugansk region, 12.03.2014
In Lugansk region, an unknown person threw a bottle with flammable liquid on the roof of the boiler room of Novoaydar district administration. The law enforcement reported this to 112.ua.
As a result, there was ignition, which was liquidated in five minutes. People were not injured. Criminal proceedings under Part 1 of Art.296 of the Criminal Code (“Disorder”) were initiated for this incident.
Metropolitan law enforcement agencies have begun criminal proceedings upon arson of two luxury cars in the center of Kiev. Kiev, 12.03.2014
In Kiev, the law enforcers have started criminal proceedings on the fact of arson of two luxury cars on the 2/14 Nikolsko-Botanicheskaya Street. The law enforcement reported this to 112.ua.
During the night of March 10-11, metropolitan rescuers quenched fire incurred in Mercedes-350. Upon fire-brigade’s arrival at the address, the fire spread to a nearby car Peugeot RCZ. The fire damaged the engine compartment, salons, glass and front-wheel drive of the vehicles.
This incident initiated criminal proceedings under Part 2 of Art.194 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (intentional destruction or damage of property).
Masked men beat inspectors. Ternopol region, 12.03.2014
Activists of self-defenñe, who patrolled the streets of Skalat town in Pidvolochysk district asked for assistance in the district traffic police department, because there were many drunk drivers in the city. A patrol car left for Skalat. In the evening, not far from the city council, the traffic policemen and self-defence forces got surrounded by fifteen drunken young people in masks, almost every one of them carrying a bat or club. They attacked and beat them.
Self-defenñe says that they will return Yanukovich’s cars "whenever needed". Kiev, 12.03.2014
Maidan Self-Defenñe forces argue that they use cars from Yanukovych vehicle fleet for operational duty in agreement with the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Corresponding message appeared on the Self-Defence’s page in Facebook.
“There is a real information war going on against the Self Defense Sotniks. Such is the case with the assignment of cars to the 11th Sotnia,” - said in a statement.
Activists insist that these cars “are not registered to a single owner.” They argue that the cars were distributed among the Self-Defence Sotnias “for operational duty to ensure law and order in Kiev and the region”.
They also note that "under the agreement, the cars should be returned to the parking area of the Internal Affairs of Ukraine in Kiev whenever requested".
It was reported that of 13 cars found in Gostomel, believed to be Yanukovych’s cars, only 7 were delivered from the Mezhyhiria; some of the remaining cars seen at various parking lots in Kiev.
Cars replacement is associated with the “Eleventh Sotnia” of the Maidan Self-Defence forces.
Tymoshenko’s office insists on disbanding the Right Sector and "Maidan Self Defence". Kiev, 12.03.2014
Functions of the Maidan Self-Defence and Right Sector should be corrected. Such opinion was expressed by an MP from the All-Ukrainian Union “Fatherland”, Head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Freedom of Expression and Information Mykola Tomenko in comments to ForUm news agency correspondent.
“All that concerns functions and tasks must be adjusted in the course of discussions. Control function, the function of supervision, of social filter, is something that everyone supports. A feature of looting in the regions under the guise of ‘people's Self Defense’ or Right Sector – it is quite another. A masked man in Kiev is a gift to the Russian television. A man with a gun is a gift to Putin; an example of looting is a gift to Europe, which does not fully understand that we must unite against Russia, instead of constraining riots in Ukraine,”- said the deputy.
According to him, leaders of the Self-Defence and Right Sector must understand that they are being “blatantly and cynically used not in favor of the Ukrainian interests.”
In addition, Tomenko is confident that in most cases, the crimes committed by people in the form of Self-Defense or Right Sector are perpetrated by people unrelated to these organizations, as well as by those with a criminal record.
“If we authorized Avakov to be the Minister of the Interior Affairs as a compromise, because he knows all the institutions, rather than a pure policeman, we should be created commission with the participation of law enforcement and the real Self-Defenñe in each district; for a few days they would perform mopping-up, which would stop the manifestation of anarchy and looting,” – he said.
Tomenko also suggests that the Self-Defence and Right Sector joined the ranks of National Guard, planned to be created by the parliament today on the basis of internal troops.
At the same time, the former head of the Verkhovna Rada Volodymyr Rybak said that there should not be masked men with guns in the streets of Ukraine.
“The government must do everything possible for people to calm down, people to return to their families; spring is coming, gardens are blossoming, there is work to do. We will not create good on the squares,” – he said.
In addition, Rybak believes that government officials should hear Ukrainians living in all regions of the country. “We need to meet people, find out about their issues,” – he said.
House of a politician and businessman Viktor Medvedchuk burnt down. Kiev region, 12.03.2014
There is a lot of luxury villas in a protected nature reserve “Stugna” near the Tatsenko village (38 km from Kiev), Obukhov district; it is even forbidden to ride in cars in the vicinities.
The locals know one of estates particularly well: they say it has the tastiest exit to the river and with it a couple of acres of pine reserve, occupied by a politician and a businessman Viktor Medvedchuk.
However, it is impossible to explore the Medvedchuk lands now: the main house of the residence was burnt down on February 21. It was the day of the mass deaths on Maidan; unknowns set the building on fire. Only a charred tree left from the luxury building. The allocated shoreline, pier, security booth and barrier for boats remind of the bygone luxury.
“Nobody lived in that house, it was Medvedchuk’s cottage. It literally took 30-40 minutes for it to burn down. I have not seen how it was set on fire; nobody came by water, I think. We did not attempt to extinguish it, as it burned too good,”- told us one of the guards of a house situated in front of the Medvedchuk’s cottage.
