News archive on the topic "Self-Defense"

On the territory of the Lviv Rifle Club, training (“schools”) were held for the civilian population in the event of “Russian aggression.” They were organized by the Lvoshchyna Defense Headquarters as part of the Ukrainian national campaign “Don’t panic! Get ready." Lvov residents were taught sapper work, shooting and first aid. The local publication “Zhovkva on-line” writes about this, as reported by the correspondent of “PolitNavigator”. “The main goal of the event is to prepare the population for the offensive...

PolitNavigator publishes another chapter from a new book of memoirs by Andrei Savelyev, a 16-year-old Russian patriot from Kyiv, an active participant in the most intense and dramatic events of the Russian Spring. In 2012, Andrei was awarded a personalized watch from the President of Russia for protecting the Russian flag from Ukrainian nationalists, and already in 2014 he joined the Crimean militia. From there Andrey went...

No one has yet been punished for the explosion that occurred at Repkinskaya secondary school No. 2 in the Chernihiv region back in February. Detained volunteer, member of the “Self-Defense of Chernihiv Region” Vitaly Kurach, who brought three shells from the RPG-18 anti-tank grenade launcher from the ATO zone and “with the best intentions” donated the weapon to local schools, put into combat condition, has been in prison for six months...

Today in Kharkov, a joint training of the local pro-Maidan “Self-Defense” and the “Kharkov-1” battalion is taking place at the training base of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Subscribe to the news "PolitNavigator - Kyiv" on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or VKontakte. This was reported by the pro-Maidan public it-sector-Kharkov on Twitter. Published photos from training sessions show athletic-looking young people in camouflage and balaclavas. Let us remind you that the assets of such organizations as “Self-Defense”...

After a year that has passed since the reunification of Crimea with the Russian Federation, visiting the North Caucasus, I, a Crimean, was interested in comparing life in two southern cities - the “old” Russian Stavropol and the “new” Russian Simferopol. I note that my opinion is the opinion of the average person. Both cities lie on the forty-fifth parallel, both were founded by Catherine the Great, they are similar in size, although Stavropol is somewhat…

Melitopol, March 27 (PolitNavigator, Alexandra Ignatieva) – Activists of the Zaporozhye Self-Defense jointly staged a raid on the markets of Melitopol. Subscribe to the news "PolitNavigator - Kiev" on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte According to RIA Melitopol, "self-defense forces", among whom were carrying weapons, confiscated fish and crayfish from local traders, which, in their opinion, were caught by poaching . Total…

Moscow - Simferopol, March 16 (PolitNavigator, Mikhail Stamm) - The Russian delegation at the session of the UN Human Rights Committee opening today in Geneva will have to answer questions about the situation in Crimea, which the UN recognizes as part of Ukraine. The Russian Foreign Ministry's Commissioner for Human Rights, Konstantin Dolgov, told Kommersant that the event will have “special significance” against the backdrop of intensified…

Chernigov, February 18 (PolitNavigator, Alexandra Ignatieva) - In the Chernigov region, in the school museum of the village of Repki, an explosion occurred: as a result of the explosion, three people were injured - school teachers. Subscribe to the news "PolitNavigator - Kyiv" on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte One of them was taken to intensive care in serious condition. The second two, with injuries of varying severity, were also...

Kyiv, February 13 (PolitNavigator, Vladimir Mikhailov) – Near the administration building of the Pechersky district of Kyiv, a fight took place between “Hromadska Varta”, “Pechersk Self-Defense” and entrepreneurs who tried to break into the office of the district administration of Sergei Martynchuk. Subscribe to the news "PolitNavigator - Kyiv" on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte About a hundred entrepreneurs demanded a meeting with Martynchuk and intended to enter the building, but their path was blocked by people in...

Kherson, January 29 (PolitNavigator, Alexandra Ignatieva) – They tried to set fire to the house of the coordinator of the Kherson People’s Self-Defense with a Molotov cocktail. Subscribe to the PolitNavigator - Kyiv news on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte According to self-defense fighters, a Molotov cocktail was thrown at the wrong house. The attackers mixed up the address and at 4:00 am set fire to the house of Denis Loshkarev’s neighbors, pro-Ukrainian activists say. People don't...

Moscow - Kyiv, January 23 (PolitNavigator, Mikhail Stamm) - The European Union and Kiev seem to be ready to give Donbass autonomy and end the war, Vedomosti writes, but before that, three key questions need to be answered: which territory will receive special status in composition of Ukraine, what the self-defense forces in the autonomous territory will be, and who will take over...

Odessa, January 22 (PolitNavigator, Alexandra Ignatieva) – In Odessa, clashes continue under the courthouse, where a preliminary hearing of the case on the events of May 2 is underway. Subscribe to the news "PolitNavigator - Kyiv" on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte After the police were able to stop the brawl between self-defense and people who came to support the accused anti-Maidan activists, and the court hearing began, the radicals switched to “targeted strikes”. As reported...

Odessa, January 15 (PolitNavigator, Victoria Litovchenko) – In Zatoka, Odessa region, representatives of the so-called “self-defense” of the local Euromaidan demolished a monument to Lenin, without even gathering extras for this. Subscribe to the news “PolitNavigator - Kyiv” on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “Self-defense of Odessa, driving through Zatoka, decided to stop and deal with the monument to Vladimir Lenin. As a result, the leader of the proletariat ended up on the ground,” writes the publication “It’s Time to Speak.” On the…

Zaporozhye, January 11 (PolitNavigator, Victoria Litovchenko) – In Zaporozhye, unknown persons threw a Molotov cocktail at a Self-Defense vehicle. Subscribe to the news "PolitNavigator - Kyiv" on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte As a result of the incident, the car cannot be restored. One of the leaders of Self-Defense, Sergei Tiunov, connects this event with his activities. “A few days ago I reported on the intensification of separatists in Zaporozhye. Here is the result. But…