In Kyiv they found an explanation why the flag of Ukraine does not cause general ecstasy in Slavyansk
Kyiv, September 05 (PolitNavigator, Yuriy Kovalchuk) - Most residents of Slavyansk are patriots of Ukraine, and they supported the pro-Russian rebels out of fear, said Vitaly Satarenko, battalion commander of the Kiev-1 battalion on the Espresso TV channel.
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“Today in Slavyansk our volunteer battalion performs purely law enforcement functions. People are happy about our return; it is felt that the only thing that stops them from publicly displaying loyalty to Ukraine is the fear of the return of terrorists.
The city is calm and we have many volunteers who help us. Former separatists are actively surrendering their weapons, and therefore one can guess that they participated in terrorist formations solely under duress.
There are also sometimes cases - for example, we recently found out at the market that a husband and wife who ran a small business there were collecting money in support of terrorists, but this is an isolated case,” says Satarenko.
It is appropriate to mention that this week, adviser to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Anton Gerashchenko, reported on TV that only two volunteers had signed up for the Slavyansk police since its occupation by Ukrainian troops.
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