The commander of the mechanized brigade Detained for a bribe of 1, 1 million hryvnia (about 51 thousand dollars) for the document to access transport in the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic, said the chief military Prosecutor of Ukraine Anatoly Matios.

"Detained two hours ago, the commander of the battalion of the 28th separate mechanized brigade, which received 1, 1 million hryvnia for the document for access of vehicles on the frontline. He presented currently suspected of contributing to the financing of terrorism, facilitating the illegal movement on the court the so-called Donetsk national Republic ", - said Matios in the program "Freedom of speech" on TV.

The Ukrainian authorities in April last year began military action against the self-proclaimed LNR and DND. According to the summary data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began almost 7, 9 thousand people. The settlement of the situation in the Donbass is discussed, as well as among them, during meetings in Minsk contact group, which since September of last year already took 3 of the document governing the steps to de-escalate the conflict.

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