Security Service of Ukraine has evidence, that private military company of the Russian Federation "Wagner" actively participated in the armed conflict in the Donbas, This was stated by the head of the SBU Basil Hrycak.
At the head of the group, that is, a private military company is worth retired colonel Dmitry Utkin callsign Wagner. Hrycak said at a press conference, that a group of actions data, which fought in Ukraine and Syria, SBU reports the secret services of the European Union states.
– Putin's personal army could be used to destabilize the situation anywhere in the world, – He warned the head of the SBU. According to the Ukrainian special services “Wagner group” I took part in the conflict in the Donbass in the first months of the conflict.
– The group is responsible for the shelling (in June 2014 year in Lugansk) IL-76, which killed crash 49 Ukrainian troops. It also is responsible for the assault on the airport in Lugansk, for taking part in attacks on Debaltsevo, as well as to other cities, – said Hrycak.
SBU has data more 1,5 thousand. members “Wagner groups”, которых знает по имени и фамилии об этом заявил портал navro.org. This list includes both its surviving members, and those, who died in the conflict in Ukraine and Syria.
– First “Wagner group” He appeared in Ukraine 29 May 2014 of the year. The names of 1587 person, its member. The Group employs a total of about 5 thousands of people. From June to August 2014 year fought in Ukraine, and August 2015 year in Syria, – He stressed Hrycak.
– We equate the members of a private military company Wagner to the soldiers of the Russian Federation, – announced he. According to the SBU data, group is financed from the classified section of the Russian budget, from which it has received in the current year 185 million rubles (85,7 million. USD.).
Hrycak said, SBU Prosecutor gave evidence of materials and against Colonel Utkin said, what 19 October data on this subject will be presented in Brussels.
recall, Russian legislation prohibits the use of mercenaries. For participation in the armed conflict in the territory of a foreign state offender faces a sentence of up to seven years in prison, and for recruiting, training and financing of mercenaries – to 15 years old.
