The radical group "Right sector" and the Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine blame each other in the opening shootout to defeat in the process of conflict in Mukachevo, on the first day of the weekend.
"according to the interior Ministry, during the confrontation in Mukachevo the first weapons to kill were used by the soldiers of the Right sector* ", which is recorded on video: they shot a civilian whose body was then shipped in your own car. Only then platoon detachment of police arrived on call in the region", - has told the Director of the division of communications the Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine Artem Shevchenko.
"Policemen in full compliance with the legislative act were to enter into an armed confrontation with the attackers who threatened the safety of Residents ", - noted the press-Secretary of the Ministry of internal Affairs, reports Ukrainian magazine " journalist ". For its part, at a press conference the speaker of the "Right sector" Artem Skoropadsky said that the soldiers "Right sector" opened fire in response, and the first to shoot the police." as of this moment we have a situation where two fighters of "Right sector" were killed and 4 were injured. Among policemen died there. This shows only about the fact that the fire was opened by the first employees of militia ", - the press-Secretary of the 13th battalion of the Ukrainian Volunteer corps "Right sector" Alex Bull, UNIAN reports. According to Bull, if warriors " SS " started the first fire, the victims Among police officers would be more. However, it was claimed that the soldiers of the radical group "Right sector" left the area "special operations" in the Donbass as directed by the head of the organization Dmitry Yarosh. On Sunday, the head of the antiterrorist center at the security service of Ukraine Vitali Malikov said that the Ukrainian authorities have plans to begin a detention having to do battle in Mukachevo terrorists extremist organization "Right sector" in the near future, said the Deputy head of the security Service (SBU). Before that, the security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has called to lay down their arms and surrender to fighters of " Right sector ", which is buried in the forest near Mukachevo. The people's Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Mustafa Nayem has published a video that shows how it developed in the first day of the weekend the situation in the city. The leader of the banned in the Russian nationalist organization "Right sector" Dmitry Yarosh tried to convince the members of the group to continue political action to arrest those responsible for the tragedy in Transcarpathia and the resignation of the head of the MIA of Ukraine Arsen Avakov. Before that Yarosh announced the message of the organization in relation to the shooting in the Transcarpathian region of Ukraine. In it he said he made the decision to go in Mukachevo. Remember, armed with automatic weapons and grenade launchers Authorized Volunteer corps "Right sector" arranged in Mukachevo fire on civilians and police. The SBU said about one killed and 10 received damage, six of which ? the police. Shots from grenade launchers and machine guns, the attackers destroyed 3 cars of policemen. Return fire killed two militants " Right sector ", the rest were surrounded, they made an offer to surrender. To apprehend terrorists extremist organization in Mukachevo sent the special forces of the national guard. Against terrorists "Right sector" criminal case Concerning the terrorist act." Right sector " declared General combat anxiety, demanding the arrest of Deputy Michael Lagno, with people who have extremists the incident occurred, as well as security officers who took part in the battle. In addition, "the Right sector" declared gathering of supporters at the presidential administration. On the action "the Right sector" asked in a persistent form of resignation of the head of the MIA of Ukraine Arsen Avakov.
* Organization, relative to which a court has adopted the legally effective conclusion Of destruction or prohibition of the activities on the grounds stipulated by the Federal law "On countering extremist activity"

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