Cornet and Plotnitsky, pour wine

In Lugansk, militants of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the LPR, together with the "DPR special forces", stormed the building of the General Prosecutor's Office of the LPR, reports New Gazeta. The "General Prosecutor of the LPR" Vitaly Similar and "Military Prosecutor of the LPR" Sergey Dyx was arrested.

The detainees were taken into the building of the "People's Council of the LPR". It is blocked and used by the "Ministry of Internal Affairs of the LPR" for its own purposes. The day before, the "investigator of the prosecutor" Leonid Tkachenko was arrested. The detached "Minister of Internal Affairs" Igor Kornet demanded from the "head of the republic" Igor Plotnitsky to give "the leaders of the LPR prosecutor's office."

Meanwhile, the LPR denies Plotnitsky’s flight to Russia. The GRTRK LPR showed a video of his meeting with "the acting heads of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Emergencies of the LPR." Plotnitsky instructed them to "bring public order and security in the city" and noted that "it is time to finish all these insinuations." He noticed that his security forces "underestimated the number and composition of offenses or, one might say, crimes committed by the former Minister of Internal Affairs."

“To go to such an adventure as an attempt by a coup and seizing power is someone hiding (this) is much more,” said Plotnitsky.

On Wednesday, the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that the Kremlin was monitoring what was happening in Lugansk. When asked if there is an understanding in the Kremlin what forces can stand behind the aggravation of the situation in the LPR, Peskov replied: "There is understanding." He refused further comments, citing the fact that he did not have detailed information. "It would be wrong to make any superficial grades, so as you understand and receive information, I will definitely share it with you," the spokesman said .

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavel Klimkin said that the situation in Lugansk confirms the Russian influence on illegal armed groups in the Donbass. “This is not only internal showdowns inside between gangs, it is also a showdown between the relevant Russian intelligence services. And this clearly proves that it is Russia that is steaming there for everyone. This is another argument for the international community,” the minister said. “We take into account that there may be provocations, and conscious shelling and the threat of the civilian population, that is, Ukrainian citizens who suffer from occupation there.”

The night before, the head of the Communication Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Artem Shevchenko said that Plotnitsky fled to Russia . "According to my sources, the leader of the Lugansk terrorists Igor" Rlea "Plotnitsky fled to Russia. Spiders in the bank continue to eat each other," Shevchenko wrote. However, this message was not confirmed.

On Monday, Plotnitsky published a decree on the removal of the cornet from his post due to the initiation of a criminal case against him.

In the afternoon, the Center for Lugansk was blocked by militants with machine guns and armored personnel carrier . In particular, they cordoned off the building of the "Ministry of Internal Affairs". It was reported that the cornet and his supporters were barricaded in this building. On the website of the "Department" there was an appeal to Plotnitsky demanding "stop the injury" of the cornet.

Later, the “head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs” said that his “department” has certificates that prove the involvement of the “director of the GRK LPR” Anastasia Shurkaeva and other “officials” to the activities of the Ukrainian special services.

In turn, Plotnitsky confirmed the resignation of the cornet and said that the actions of his supporters "crossed all the boundaries of the permissible."

In the evening, there were reports that a large column of the DPR armored vehicles invaded Lugansk. It was noted that in its composition were militants of the formation "Vityaz", obeying the "head of the DPR" Alexander Zakharchenko. In 2016, the Donetsk militants participated in the suppression of the "coup d'etat" in the LPR . The movement of the column to Lugansk was confirmed in the special monitoring mission of the OSCE.

On Tuesday, RBC, citing a source close to Vladislav Surkov, assistant to Vladimir Putin, who oversees the DPR and LPR, said that Moscow sided with the detached "head of the LPR Ministry of Internal Affairs" in his conflict with Plotnitsky. Nevertheless, according to the source, Plotnitsky will not yet be removed from the authorities. Another interlocutor of the publication close to the AP confirmed this information.

The confrontation in Lugansk called the approximate Surkova called the "process of the formation of a model of control management from Moscow." “If Donetsk is quite independent of the Kremlin and, in fact, their relationship can be described as an unobtrusive protectorate, then in the case of Lugansk Moscow decided to adjust certain processes in the republic and increase its influence,” the official explained.

However, the head of the Presidential Department of the President for Social and Economic Cooperation with the CIS Participants, the Republic of Abkhazia and the Republic of South Ossetia Mikhail Arutyunov said that RBC information on the support of the “certain political forces” of the LPR is not true. “This message is unknown on what is based on,” said no sources surrounded by Vladislav Surkov, since the events in Lugansk are the internal affair of the LPR, and no one from Lugansk “to the Kremlin” was addressed. ”

On the evening of Tuesday, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, in connection with the events in Lugansk, held an extraordinary meeting of the Military Office of the National Security and Defense Council. "Due to the increase in the number of Russian military, as well as the activation of mercenaries, the Ukrainian armed forces are ready for any development of events to ensure the security of the civilian population," Poroshenko said .