The security service of Ukraine (SBU) said on detention of the citizen of the Russian Federation near the Nice village of the Donetsk region on suspicion of involvement in the fighting in the Donbass military departments the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic.

As informs on Sunday, the press Service of the SBU, the detainee was on duty at the observation points in the organizational unit " Stronghold ", participated in the establishment of positions of military power of Ukraine and many times he was adjusting artillery fire on positions of security forces.

According to the Deputy chief of staff of the militia DND Eduard Basurin, SBU detained the citizen of Russia could be Both a volunteer and a civilian.

"What man tied with a Russian passport, speaks only about the Fact that he is a citizen of Russia. It could be just a volunteer from Russia, or even civil, who was arrested and issued for the rebel. I repeat, the army of the Russian Federation within the DNR and there was not " - said Basurin Fins news .

The SBU opened criminal proceedings under article 258-3 of the criminal code of Ukraine (creation of terrorist group or terrorist organization).

Organization " Oplot ", created in Ukraine in 2010, for example, objected to the glorification of Stepan Bandera. First of SBU in the Kharkov region and the Prosecutor's office in Kharkiv region opened a case under the criminal code according to section financing of terrorism "regarding the number of persons and number of criminal individuals and groups, which was headed by former head of "Stronghold" Evgeny Zhilin ".

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