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Kherson legislative council denounces criminal attacks
2015-12-24
Posted by: badanov

A legislative council for the Kherson region has issued a denouncement of violent attacks on individuals caused either by organized crime or by members of the Aydar private military unit, according to Russian language news accounts.

According to a new release by the Kherson regional council, the solons have requested Ukrainian president Piotr Poroshenko, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) and General Prosecutor's Office to investigate and have "influence" on growing criminal violence in the region.

Kherson region is at the border between Ukraine and Russia- annexed Crimea, where, according to the report, a number of criminal acts were perpetrated, specifically in the villages of Kalanchak, Oleksandrivka, Oleksiivka and Kayirka.

Criminal acts include carjackings, armed robbery, muggings, assaults and extortion. The report says that bandits in the region are responsible for these acts, including organized crime groups, and even names the private military Aydar Battalion as involved, but stops short of accusing the group directly.

The report stresses that individual committing criminal acts are dressed as members of the Aydar Battalion which are operating under the "guise" of being a part of the unit.

The report also says that a charge has been leveled that the national government administration has advised local officials and legislators not to "touch" those involved in criminal acts.

Ukraine and rebel held areas have a severe organized crime problem, some criminal groups operating in the open and with the protection of volunteer battalions such as the Aydar Battalion.

Chris Covert writes about foreign military issues for Rantburg.com. He can be reached at grurkka@gmail.com and on Twitter. You can read past articles about the 2014 war in southeastern Ukraina by clicking here.

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