Ukrainian billionaire Kolomoisky was arrested in absentia in Russia. Avakov - Next in line

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow at the request of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation in absentia arrested the Ukrainian billionaire, the governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region Igor Kolomoisky, whom the TFR previously put on the international wanted list with the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov as part of a criminal case instituted against them in the Russian Federation.

In the near future, the TFR promises to instill the relevant authorities immediately establish the whereabouts of Kolomoisky and detain him. As part of the investigation of the case "On the application of prohibited means and methods of warfare, murder in aggravating circumstances, obstruction of the professional activities of journalists and the abduction of people" the consequence of Kolomoisky’s involvement in the organization of such crimes in Ukraine is collected, it is emphasized in the message on the website of the department.

In the near future, the SK will send materials to the court about the arrest of the accomplices of these crimes - Avakov and the commander of the Aydar special battalion Sergey Melnichuk, the press release reports. The UK also notifies that in the framework of this criminal case more than four thousand people have already been interrogated, 2.700 thousand were recognized as victims. “Their testimonies confirm the version of the investigation about the involvement of Kolomoisky, Avakov, Melnichuk, as well as Ukrainian military personnel, armed members of the National Guard of Ukraine and the“ Right Sector militants ”to these crimes,” the UK summarizes.

In addition, according to the RIA Novosti agency, referring to a source in the National Security Council of Ukraine, it was Kolomoisky who was the main opponent of the ceasefire in the south-east of Ukraine and any contacts with the separatists, which Petro Poroshenko directly declared during his recent trip to the Donbass. Kolomoisky then “openly said that he would never obey and that his army would still finish these separatists,” the source said.

Kolomoisky in Russia is considered a sponsor of the Kyiv Maidan, who turned out to be a change in power in Ukraine, as well as a financier of a number of armed groups involved in the "anti-terrorist operation" of the Kyiv authorities in the country's rebellious southeast.

Kolomoisky’s reaction to the news about his absentee arrest in Russia was announced by his deputy Boris Filatov. "Igor Valerievich asked to convey that" justice ", which is even called" Basmann ", is not at all worried in Russia," he wrote "officially" on his Facebook page.

Recall, after the TFR put on the wanted list through Interpol Kolomoisky and Avakov, the latter immediately wrote in social networks, where to look for him: "The Ministry of Internal Affairs, Kyiv, the Blessings St.". To which the representative of the IC of the Russian Federation Vladimir Markin promised Avakov on the network that "the colors of life before and after putting on the wanted list will change sharply."

According to the TFR , “Avakov, acting in agreement with Kolomoisky and other persons from the highest leaders of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, from April 12, 2014 deliberately organized and led the military operation controlled and subordinated to the service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, armed members of the National Guard of Ukraine and the Right Sector, as well as fighters, as well as fighters. The special forces battalion "Dnipro" of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, created and funded by Kolomoisky. "

According to the UK, during this power operation during the shelling of the cities of Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, Donetsk, Mariupol and other settlements of the self -proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk "people's republics", in violation of international law, "deliberately for the murder of an unlimited number of civilians by a generally hazardous way, the motives of political hatred were used Grad, aviation uncontrollable missiles with a cassette head, and other types of heavy offensive weapons of an indestructible action. "

Earlier, the representative of the Investigative Committee of Markin stated that the investigation is also suspected by Avakov, Kolomoisky and a number of other persons from the top leadership of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine in the organization of the abduction of reporters of the Zvezhenkov and Malyshev television company and the illegal seizure of journalists of the same television company Davydov and Konashenkov, as well as a number of other Russian journalists.

As for Melnichuk, the commander of the Aidar battalion, created in May 2014 (mainly, according to the media, the Maidan activists are included in the Media. NEWSRU.COM ), he, according to the UK, “took a direct firing on the peaceful territory near Lugansk, when the journalists of VGTRK Igor Kornelyuk and Anton Voloshin died .