Advisor to the head of the Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine: Dnepr-1 "guards" Ukrnafta "
Advisor to the head of the Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine Zoryan Facebook confirmed that the Dnepr-1 ", funded by the Dnipropetrovsk Governor Igor Kolomoisky, does not provide Protection office "Ukrnafta" in Kiev.
on Sunday, the people's Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Serhiy Leshchenko said that Kolomoisky, who owns 42% stake in the organization, " Barrikadnaya at Ukrnafta, and the building of the organization carried iron bars. The reporter "reported the presence of about fifteen people in a protective form at the building of" Ukrnafta ". According to "" with weapons of citizens in uniform, taken under heavy Guard building Ukrnafta, are representatives of the Dnepr-1 ". The interior Minister Arsen Avakov denied this information.
"The special purpose battalion of the interior Ministry of the Dnepr-1" (and any other unit of the interior Ministry), has no relation to the events around the " Ukrnafta ". Protection of the enterprise operated by the private Company. Now the warriors of the Dnepr-1 "perform combat tasks in the area of the ATO under Mariupol (Cermaic, by lebedinskoye), Sands and other areas of service identified by the Ministry of internal Affairs and Dnipropetrovsk regional Department of the interior," he wrote on his Facebook page on Facebook.
"in the framework of the laws and the Constitution of Ukraine's interior Ministry units perform the functions of protection of public order in order to avoid power struggles. All disputes should be solved only by legitimate means. If there are complaints in the court ", - said the head Adviser of the Ministry of internal Affairs.
Kolomoisky, Governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region, as well as one of the richest people of Ukraine. He is the owner of the assets in metallurgy and petrochemistry, aviation and media assets. For example, Kolomoisky is one of the owners of the largest Ukrainian financial and industrial group " Privat ", which has a 42% stake in oil and gas organization " Ukrnafta ".
"Ukrtransnafta" is the operator of the oil transportation system of Ukraine and fully state-owned company, 100% owned by the organization " Naftogaz of Ukraine ". on 19 March, the Supervisory Board discharged the protege Kolomoisky Oleksandr Lazorko from office the Chairman of the Board of " Ukrtransnafta ". Kolomoisky called suspension Lazorko RAID and accompanied by gunmen arrived at the office of " Ukrtransnafta ".