Aydar battalion detained the mayor of Lugansk Kravchenko

The mayor of Lugansk Sergey Kravchenko, who supported the LPR terrorists, was detained by the volunteers of the Aidar battalion. It is reported by "LIGABBININFOR" with reference to the commander of "Aydar" Sergey Melnichuk. According to Melnichuk, Kravchenko tried to flee to Russia.

As specified on the Tvgolosnaroda YouTube channel, the official was detained at about 14:00 (15:00 Moscow time) on the security of the security forces in the city of Happiness - the northern suburbs of Lugansk. Kravchenko rode in the back seat in the car of his neighbors; The official was accompanied by a wife with a dog. "The wife, dog and neighbors were released, S. Kravchenko himself was arrested and placed in a temporary content chamber," the report said.

At the same time, according to Melnichuk, the official tried to cross the checkpoint "under the cover of the police." Now the detainee is guarded by Aydar volunteers, the battalion commander added.

Meanwhile, the press service of the Luhansk city of Rada claims that Kravchenko did not try to escape to Russia, but was heading to Kiev, "where he planned to meet with the country's leadership and raise questions of the life support of the city, which is in a critical situation." The city of happiness "is not in close proximity to the border of a neighboring state," is also noted in the statement.