The fifth battalion of the territorial defence " Prykarpattya " committed a crime, because that was the root cause of a series of events that led to the tragedy under the Ilovaisk, said at a press conference on Tuesday, the Chief military Prosecutor, the Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine Anatoly Matios, reports.

" They committed a crime, because that became the root mass of a Domino effect in the region Ilovaisk, " said Matios, adding that the battalion stood under the Amvrosiyivka.

Chief military Prosecutor said that the battalion " Prykarpattya " from 326 soldiers came to the place of service in may." Served-served and did what he did, he left the place of service, has exposed the flank and drove through the Ukraine with a staff weapon on school buses, " said Matios.

He noticed that the Fifth battalion of the territorial defence three times did not fulfill the order.

According to the Matios, " local governments Ivano-Frankivsk region make them heroes."

in the late summer of Ukrainian battalions under Ilovaisk in the Donetsk region, where they suffered serious losses. Later in the end of the Military arrangements were able to bring some of the soldiers from the environment. The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has set up a temporary Committee of inquiry on inquiry events under the Transfer. The military Prosecutor's office of Ukraine has opened a criminal case in accordance with paragraph " negligent attitude to military service, which entailed grave consequences in terms of the fighting."


Kyiv authorities began in April in the East of Ukraine military operation against dissatisfied with the February coup d'etat residents. According to the UN on 3 October, the victims of the conflict were more than 3, 6 thousands of civilians, almost 8, 5 thousand were injured body. About the development of the situation in the South-East of Ukraine read in the chronicle Last news

sections: Politics