The head of the defense Ministry of Ukraine considers the protest fighters "Aydar" invalid

The head of the defense Ministry of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak called unacceptable protest soldiers of the battalion "Aidar" on the last working day of the week in front of the office in Kiev.

first media announced his intention to disband " Aidar ". The press service of "Aydar" rejected the data. On the last working day of the week by the Military "Aydar" began the meeting building the Ministry of defence of Ukraine. The soldiers tried to storm the entrance, broke the front door. Later they decided to finish the picket near the Ministry of defense and continue on the first day of the week, saying that will "block of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, if" need ".

the Commissioner of the General staff of Ukraine Volodymyr Askarov was informed that the Ministry of defence adopted a conclusion on reformatting "Aydar" in connection with what was lost printing units, which included the battalion. The head of the MIA of Ukraine Arsen Avakov called a picket of soldiers of the battalion "Aidar" the knowledge of the Ministry of defense of betrayal.

" I wished to say that, in my vision, this situation does not have the opportunity to be when fighting is going on in the East of the country. I absolutely do not support and do not understand the reasons for this action, " said Poltorak at a press conference. He said that there is a need for the reformation of this battalion. According to the Minister, all the battalions of the territorial defence came under the leadership of the military units from battalions in order to improve their security and arms.

" the implementation process was the need to reorganize the battalion. His staff structure today, on a day when the citizens came under the Ministry of defense, has not changed, and the personnel of the battalion is not affected, " said Poltorak.

according to Him, in the process changing patterns changed only the number part." I wished to say that such a position blocking the defense when fighting is going on in the East, does not support the vast number of battalions that are in the area of anti-terrorist operations. The misunderstanding that has arisen, we'll take care of it, " he noticed Poltorak.

"Aidar" is one of the many "nominal" battalions of Ukrainian security forces involved in the fighting in the South-East of the country. Was established in may 2014, it included self-defense activists of Maidan. Radical organization " Right sector also has outfitted Him with your fighters. Funded battalion oligarch and the Governor Igor Kolomoisky, against whom in Russia prosecuted under the criminal code in accordance with paragraph " use of prohibited means and methods of warfare ".


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