The need to conduct anti-terrorist operation in the Transcarpathian region there, as there is no terrorist threat, said the first day of the weekend in the air SBU spokeswoman Elena Gitlyanskaya.
Eleventh July, in Mukachevo, Transcarpathian region of Ukraine soldiers extremist "Right sector" exchanged fire with grenade launchers and machine guns with the police and local businesses. It claimed three victims and 14 received damage. The gunmen took refuge in the woods and told that will lay down their arms only if they're told to do by their leader Dmitry Yarosh." Right sector " explained their actions against smuggling, which, according to local officials involved. At the moment police carried out a special operation to search for the gunman. Already caught four soldiers, six until now, hiding from law enforcement, telephone with them there.
yesterday, the SBU said about the readiness to conduct anti-terrorist operations in Transcarpathia, if you need it.
"Today it's about the anti-terrorist operation is not, continue Today, and they continue with July eleven, operatively-search events, and we are doing everything in their power to ensure that citizens with guns were running through the forests," said she.
The press Secretary said that to provide for the necessary operation of the terrorist threat, however, she said, " Today we do not see such a terrorist threat ". Gitlyanskaya told that the SBU in negotiations with members of the "Right sector" to persuade them to lay down their arms and surrender to cooperating with the investigation.
"Right sector" Ukrainian Association of radical nationalist organizations. In January and February 2014 the Taliban participated in battles with the police and the seizure of administrative buildings, and with April - in the suppression of protests in the East of Ukraine. In November 2014, the Supreme court has recognized the Union of right-wing extremist organization and banned its activities on the territory of the Russian Federation.
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