Two employees of the former unit of special forces "Berkut" caught on charges in the shooting of participants Euromayday, said the Minister of internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov on his page century.

"as part of an investigation of the shooting of participants Euromayday on the street Institute in Kyiv on 20 February 2014 the Ministry of internal Affairs and the state nature protection establishment today tied the two former fighters of the detachment of special forces "Berkut" - wrote Avakov. He also said that in the near future will be declared wanted another 18 former employees of " Berkut ".

"Both arrested, and 18 wanted were the fighters of the so-called "black companies" Berkut ", which 20. 02. 2014 received criminal orders from the interior Minister Zakharchenko to use small arms against peaceful participants Euromayday and shot at people, " Avakov said.

by the end of 2013, after the statement of the government of Mykola Azarov on the temporary suspension of the signing of the Treaty of Union with the EU, supporters of European integration has occupied the main square of Kiev - Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence square). Later Maidan became the epicenter of conflict between the security forces and radicals. The result of fights on the street, in which the radicals many times used small arms and Molotov cocktails, were dozens of casualties. Up to the present time trial events on the Maidan is not completed.

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