A rally in support of Ukrainian Residents Oleg Sentsov and Alexander Kolchenko, convicted by the Russian court in the case of the terrorist attacks in the Crimea, was completed at the building of the Russian Embassy in Kiev, said Last news press Secretary of the Embassy Oleg Grishin.

first of Grishin said Fins news that about 80 people are picketing the building of the Russian Embassy in Kiev.

"The action was over, she was without incident," - said the press Secretary of the Embassy.

On Tuesday, the North Caucasus district military court sentenced a Ukrainian Director Sentsov to 20 years in prison for organizing terrorist acts in Crimea, Kolchenko sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment. Two other defendant in this case is Alex and He is Gennady Afanasiev already received 7 years of imprisonment.

By assumption of the investigation, Sentsov created in Crimea terrorist Commonwealth, was a structural subdivision banned in Russia as extremist movement " Right sector ", for the release of the Peninsula from Russia. According to the SC, the defendants from April to may 2014 was set on fire in Simferopol offices of the public organization "Russian community of Crimea" and the local branch of the party " United Russia ". The defendants are also accused of seeking the organization's may 9 2014 the explosion of the monument to Lenin in Simferopol.

"Right sector" Ukrainian Association of radical nationalist organizations. In January and February 2014 the Taliban participated in battles with the police and the seizure of administrative buildings, and with April - in the suppression of protests in the East of Ukraine. In November 2014, the Supreme court has recognized the Union of right-wing extremist organization and banned its activities on the territory of the Russian Federation. In January, the "Right sector" made in the register is prohibited in Russia organizations. First in Russia against the leader of the movement Dmitry Yarosh has been prosecuted under the criminal code for incitement of terrorist activity.

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