The commander of the " Vostok " battalion left the post of security Minister DND
Came under severe criticism After the military failures of the commander of the battalion " East " Alexander Khodakovsky resigned from the post of security Minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk Republic. About it declared Last news in the press centre of the government of the Republic".
This film remains a commander of the battalion " East " - one of the most professional departments of the militia DND. The new Minister until not assigned.
Khodakovsky - the former commander of Donetsk " alpha " security service of Ukraine, participating in the events on the Maidan from law enforcement officers. After the Maidan he joined the opposition to the new Kyiv authorities and became one of the active participants of DND. In early may khodakovskiy formed a battalion " East ".
at the end of may-beginning of June, the battalion took part in 2 unsuccessful operations, where militia suffered the greatest losses during its existence. on may 26, " East " took the airport in Donetsk and fell into the trap - employed militias airport struck aviation of Kiev. Helicopters Kiev also bombed two of KAMAZ with the wounded " Vostokova ", not less than 60 people lost their lives. June 5, " East " attacked the checkpoint " Marinovka " on the borderline with Russia and came under the fire of the Ukrainian forces, losing several trucks and More than 20 dead.
then the Khodakovsky severely criticized, and among them supporters of militia commander and defence Minister DND Igor strelkov. Himself Shooters rejected the fact of serious differences with Hodakovskiy, though said that the operation at the airport was " poorly prepared ". In July khodakovskiy included in the generated in Small military Council.
numerous anti-government protests were started in the South-Eastern regions of Ukraine at the end of February 2014. It has been the response of local citizens at the forcible change of power in the country and the subsequent attempt to cancel the Verkhovna Rada of the law, giving the Russian language regional status. The center of confrontation between Pro-Russian-minded people with the government in Kiev has become the Donbass. About that, how is the conflict in the South-East of Ukraine.