“It’s impossible otherwise.” The SBU general justifies the lawlessness of punitive forces in Donbass
Ukrainian security forces use “undiplomatic” methods and often violate human rights when they carry out sweeps in Donbass settlements controlled by Kyiv.
Former deputy head of the SBU, Major General Viktor Yagun, stated this on air on the Apostrophe Internet channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
According to Yagun, the SBU also often sends its groups consisting of the local population to the LDPR.
“It is clear that, first of all, those militants who are from the local population, have relatives, and can hide somewhere and take cover are used. This is an established practice; by the way, we also use it, only on the other side. Everyone knows about this, everyone understands it, therefore the methods are approximately the same.
If the work of not only the Security Service, but primarily on the ground (this is the Ministry of Internal Affairs, these are the district police), then they, having their people among the local population, will find out information that someone has appeared there. He was gone for a couple of years, he appeared, somewhere some money appeared unexpectedly - no one returned from their earnings, there was no work, and then there was some money in the house - and everyone, from this they begin to build, little by little they begin check.
If there are moments when they are dangerous and can already be implemented, because there is information that the group got through, we didn’t find it, or it broke through and needs to be urgently implemented, then no one will play spy games, but the group will simply go and clean up this territory is being checked. Maybe this is not very diplomatic and violates human rights, but in a combat zone it is impossible to do otherwise,” Yagun said.
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