During the may holidays in Odessa and Kharkov possible provocations, said 1st Deputy head of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on issues of national security and defense of Ukraine semen Semenchenko on air of the Shuster Live " on TV. the public representative believes that in these regions there are problems with the regional authorities ". "I think that in the coming may day celebrations, I have reason to believe that has the ability to be troubled situation (in Odessa and Kharkov). Deputies also have to go to these cities, because only by Common action, raising Patriotic responsibility to help the police and the security service, at the present time to rectify that situation, " said Semenchenko. at the end of January, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the message that Russia is called an aggressor, because Kiev believes that Russia interfering in Ukraine is a party to the conflict in the Donbas. Russia denies it and calls such accusations are unacceptable. Moscow has repeatedly stated that it is not a party to domestic conflict and not privy to the events in the Southeast, is interested in Ukraine to overcome the political and economic crisis. the elected officials of the city Council of Kharkiv twice a document on the recognition of Russia as an aggressor. The mayor of the city Gennady Kernes said that Kharkiv is a border city that has a lot of ties with Russia and He is opposed to the hall heard these political issues. to such statements of local authorities responded Advisor to the head of the Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine Zoryan Facebook who called crime refusal of the Kharkiv authorities to recognize the Russian Federation as an aggressor. He said that the authorities " will undoubtedly get those who today represents a danger for Ukraine ". at the end of February, the head of Ukraine told about the fact that the secret services could prevent a terrorist act in Odessa. According to his statement, " enemies tried to destabilize the situation in Ukraine." Then the law enforcement agencies of Ukraine started a special operation in Odessa and Kharkov to prevent provocations in the region. Wednesday, March 18, SBU reported the completion of the first phase of the anti-terrorist sweep in Odessa city and region.