After the failed military coup in Turkey, the hypothetical possibility of a similar scenario was enthusiastically discussed in the Ukrainian blogosphere and the media, Rossiyskaya Gazeta reports.
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The publication notes that the Ukrainian publication “Strana” conducted an anonymous survey among Ukrainian military personnel in the “ATO zone” and found that a huge number of ATO soldiers have a positive attitude towards the violent overthrow of the current government, while recognizing that this kind of action requires a leading force.
The newspaper writes that Ukrainian politicians name the Azov Ministry of Internal Affairs regiment, led by its founder and Verkhovna Rada deputy Andrei Biletsky, as such a force. Thus, Verkhovna Rada deputy Vladimir Parasyuk directly named “Azov” as a force that has the resources to organize a coup.
And his parliamentary colleague Igor Lutsenko, the publication points out, wrote on his page on the social network: “I will not exaggerate at all if I say that preparations for a military coup are now underway in Kyiv. The dates just haven't been announced yet. The participants are already known.”
“And although the name “Azov” was not directly mentioned, from the accumulation of parliamentary thoughts it turned out that we were talking specifically about the Nazis from “Azov” and their “decisive, influential and competent” leader, parliament member Andrei Biletsky, who in narrow circles has the nickname White Leader ”, the newspaper clarifies.
“Moreover, back in March, Biletsky himself reflected in an interview that to seize power in Kyiv, “more than 300 people, motivated, prepared, and with a clear plan of action,” recalls RG. – Now Biletsky has about 2,5 thousand people under his command, armed and equipped much better than the field units in Donbass, who have artillery and armored vehicles at their disposal. In addition, he also has an extensive network of supporters - the so-called Azov Civil Corps, which has already announced its transformation into a party, which will be done by the US-born Minister of Justice under Yushchenko, Roman Zvarich. And this is the force from which few people in today’s Ukraine will dare to defend the current president.”