Lieutenant Colonel of Special Forces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, who swore allegiance to Russia in 2014, was arrested in Crimea in the case of cooperation with foreigners
In the annexed Crimea, a criminal case was opened against Sergei Solomko, who headed the battalion of the special forces of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, participated in the suppression of protests on the Maidan and switched to the Russian service in 2014. As Mediazona found out, Solomko was sent under arrest in October 2024. The FSB was instituted, then he was charged with only an attempt to buy explosives on the Internet. He pleaded guilty.