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76-466: According to Ruslan Onishchenko, the deputy commander for combat training, the "Shakhtarsk" battalion united volunteers from Donetsk Oblast and Luhansk Oblast , who fought against separatists in Donbas . In particular, battalion commander Andriy Filonenko, according to his own words, took part in the liberation of Mariupol from the " DPR " as an ordinary fighter of the "Azov" special battalion . From

152-433: A resolution calling on countries not to recognise what it described as an "attempted illegal annexation", demanded that Russia "immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw", while most nations of the world have not recognized the annexations. As of April 2024, Russia controls about 60% of the oblast. Donetsk Oblast is located in southeastern Ukraine. The area of the oblast (26,517 km ) comprises about 4.4% of

228-475: A boy at all. They shoved a grenade behind his bulletproof vest, which exploded. The flash-bang grenade turned half of his lungs. The cadet was saved by doctors ... And it all accumulated, accumulated, the city center boiled like a kettle ... On 7 April, I arrived in Kharkiv, clearly realizing that the next couple of days would be decisive and I needed to concentrate all my strength and will. Stabilization in Kharkiv

304-464: A commission interview. The training included both the acquisition of theoretical knowledge and the mastery of the practical skills necessary for the service. Therefore, professional instructors and trainers were involved in the training process of future patrolmen. Partners from Georgia , the United States , and Canada also actively assisted in the training of new patrolmen. In March 2014, on

380-761: A consistent position – the state is obliged to protect its citizen, who has become an instrument of the hybrid war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine , using all its institutions, diplomatic tools and work with the Ukrainian diaspora in Italy. His slogan "We will not leave our soldier behind" became a meme on the Internet, and banners in defense of Markiv were placed on the building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine , all regional departments of

456-457: A draft of a new government, where Arsen Avakov retained the post of head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine . The Verkhovna Rada adopted this composition of the government with 288 votes. According to the legislation, the parliament prematurely dismissed 4 MPs, elected from the People's Front party: Arseniy Yatsenyuk , Arsen Avakov, Vyacheslav Kyrylenko , and Pavlo Petrenko . After

532-581: A letter of resignation, which was satisfied by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on 15 July 2021. After the dismissal of Avakov and the appointment of Denys Monastyrsky to his post, all control over the power bloc passed to Zelensky's team. Avakov was the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine from 24 February 2014 to 15 July 2021, under acting President Oleksandr Turchynov , two presidents of Ukraine: Petro Poroshenko and Volodymyr Zelensky . He

608-652: A number of raions that were under the direct administration of Kharkiv (then-capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ). Artemivsk (today Bakhmut ) served as the oblast's administrative center for two weeks until 16 July 1932, when the city of Stalino (today Donetsk ) took on the role. Until 1938, the Donetsian Oblast included the territories of the modern Donetsk Oblast and the Luhansk Oblast . In June 1938 it

684-413: A privileged tax regime. In 1999, the gross grain yield in the oblast was about 999.1 thousand tons, sugar beets – 27.1 thousand tons, sunflower seeds – 309.4 thousand tons, and potatoes – 380.2 thousand tons. Also, 134.2 thousand tons of meat, 494.3 thousand tons of milk and 646.4 million eggs have been produced. At the beginning of 1999 there were 2108 farms within the oblast. Donetsk Oblast's climate

760-423: A result, the agency became the leading body in the system of central executive bodies on the formation and implementation of state policy in the field of protecting the rights and freedoms of citizens, the interests of society and the state from illegal encroachments, combating crime, protecting public order, ensuring public safety, road safety, protection and defense of important state facilities. Ministry coordinated

836-548: A significant impact on the fact that the separatist pro-Russian movement was localized in eastern Ukraine and prevented the situation from being shaken throughout the country, was the creation of volunteer battalions (the Dobrobats) under the auspices of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in which volunteers were accepted under a simplified procedure. 35 such units participated in the fight against pro-Russian separatists  in

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912-431: A tent city, and food supplies. On 21 February 2014, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine appointed Arsen Avakov as Acting Minister, and on 27 February it approved Arsen Avakov as Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine . Immediately after his appointment, Arsen Avakov stated that the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine for the first time in the history of Ukraine will include representatives of

988-444: Is a member of the political council of the party. In October 2010, he ran for the position of Kharkiv mayor, and together with a representative of CPU  Alla Aleksandrovska was one of the main rivals of the acting mayor and the candidate from “ Party of Regions ” Hennadiy Kernes . After processing 100 per cent of the protocols, Kernes became the winner (30.09% of the vote), and Arsen Avakov scored 29.46%. The elections themselves and

1064-452: Is also rich in fertile black earth. Important resources for recreation within the area are: the mild climate, the Sea of Azov coast, curative mud, sources of minerals, and radon and table water. Due to these numerous recreation resources, many resort hotels and camps are located here. There are about 26 health centres and pensions, 52 rest homes and boarding houses, and rest camps for children in

1140-443: Is in turn divided up into hromadas . In 2013, the population of Donetsk Oblast was 4.43 million, which constituted 10% of the overall Ukrainian population, making it the most populous and most densely populated region of the country, except for the cities with special status ( Kyiv and Sevastopol ). Its large population is due to the presence of several big industrial cities and numerous villages agglomerated around them. During

1216-503: Is known for its urban sprawl of Donetsk – Makiivka and Horlivka – Yenakiieve and it is often associated with the coal mining industry. In 2014, parts of the oblast, including Donetsk, came under the control of Russian-backed separatists who declared the Donetsk People's Republic , leading to a war against government forces ; the de facto administrative center was subsequently moved to Mariupol and then Kramatorsk . During

1292-426: Is mostly continental, which is characterised by hot summers and relatively cold winters with changeable snow surfaces. East and southeast strong winds, high temperatures and heavy rain showers are typical in the summer. The average annual rainfall is 524 mm. The basic minerals found here are: coal (reserves – 25 billion tons), rock salt , lime carbonate, potassium , mercury , asbestos , and graphite . The area

1368-750: The 1991 referendum , 83.90% of votes in Donetsk Oblast were in favour of the Declaration of Independence of Ukraine , fourth lowest in the country after Crimea, Sevastopol and Luhansk Oblast. A survey conducted in December 2014 by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology found 18.5% of the oblast's population supported their region joining Russia, 53.8% did not support the idea, 22.5% were undecided, and 5.2% did not respond; insurgent-controlled areas (which hold over 50% of

1444-484: The 2004 presidential election , political supporters of Viktor Yanukovych threatened to demand autonomy for Donetsk and neighboring oblasts if the election of their candidate was not recognised. However, no official moves were ever made. At the 2001 Ukrainian National Census , the ethnic groups within Donetsk Oblast were: Ukrainians – 2,744,100 (56.9%), Russians – 1,844,400 (38.2%), Pontic Greeks – 77,500 (1.6%), Belarusians – 44,500 (0.9%), others (2.3%). At

1520-579: The Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute with a degree in Automated Control Systems, qualification – systems engineer . In 1990, he founded and headed JSC “Investor” (he was president until 2005). In 1992 he founded the commercial bank “Basis”. During the 2004 presidential campaign , he was deputy head of the Kharkiv headquarters of the presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko and the first deputy chairman of

1596-718: The National Police of Ukraine , including one on the Sophia Square , the main square of Kyiv, and even during football matches. Arsen Avakov was reappointed to his previous position at the suggestion of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky . He was approved in the new composition of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on 29 August 2019, at the first meeting of the Verkhovna Rada of the IX convocation , elected in early elections on 21 July 2019. By that time, he remained

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1672-752: The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (2007–2008, 2014–2021), Member of Euro 2012 Organizing Committee (2007). Member of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine . Honored Economist of Ukraine (2007). Avakov was born on 2 January 1964 in Kirov settlement (now Yeni Surahany ), Baku in the family of a military. He is of Armenian origin. And of Armenian Apostolic faith Since 1966 he has been permanently residing in Ukraine. Citizen of Ukraine . In 1988 he graduated from

1748-551: The Russian invasion of Ukraine , the oblast again became the site of heavy fighting , and Russia later declared the annexation of the entirety of the oblast as well as three other regions, though the annexation remains internationally unrecognized. About three-fifths of the oblast is under Russian military occupation. Donetsk Oblast is located within the historic regions of Zaporizhzhia (western and central part), Sloboda Ukraine (northern part) and Pryazovia (southern part). In

1824-572: The Soviet Union , in 1961 Stalino and Stalino Oblast were renamed Donetsk and Donetsk Oblast. During the dissolution of the Soviet Union , 83.9% of voters in Donetsk Oblast approved Ukraine's declaration of independence in the 1991 referendum . In the mid-1990s, the region became known for its heightened criminal activity, including the killings of high-profile business people such as Akhat Bragin and Yevhen Shcherban . Donetsk Oblast

1900-581: The "Brotherhood" of Dmytro Korchinsky , which was formed in the Maidan. The battalion commander is Andrii Filonenko, a native of Zaporizhzhia , and the deputy for combat training is Ruslan Onyshchenko, who is a native of Donetsk. Before the start of the Anti-Terrorist Operation in Donbas , both had their own businesses. Andriy Filonenko worked in the energy sector, engaged in the construction of electrical substations, and Ruslan Onyshchenko

1976-482: The 2001 census, the languages spoken within the oblast were: Russian (spoken by 98.6% of Russians living there, 58.7% of Ukrainians, 58.7% of Greeks, and 85.5% of Belarusians) and Ukrainian (spoken by 41.2% of Ukrainians, 1.3% of Russians, 3.2% of Greeks, and 3.9% of Belarusians). Donetsk Oblast accounts for more than one half of the coal, finished steel, coke, cast iron and steel production in Ukraine. Ferrous metallurgy, fuel industry and power industry are in demand in

2052-652: The Cabinet of Ministers approved the Concept and Strategy for Reforming the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In addition, 15,000 policemen in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, who remained in the territories controlled by the armed formations of the DPR and LPR, were dismissed from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and deprived of social guarantees. On 9 October 2014, Avakov announced the beginning of lustration in his Ministry after

2128-657: The Kharkiv regional “Committee of National Salvation”. On 4 February 2005, by decree of the President of Ukraine , he was appointed to the position of Chairman of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration . After his appointment, he resigned as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of JSC “Investor” and JSCB “Basis”. On 9 February 2010, two days after Viktor Yanukovych 's victory in the presidential election, Avakov resigned from

2204-581: The Law of Ukraine “On the National Police” came into force, which put an end to the existence of the old Soviet militia system. The National Police also included the Patrol Police of Ukraine, created on the initiative of Avakov, which was fully formed from young (up to 36 years old) people who passed a transparent selection: computer testing, physical fitness tests, a military medical commission, and

2280-493: The Minister of Internal Affairs Anton Gerashchenko also took part in the creation of the Shakhtarsk battalion. The fighters of the battalion undergo a full medical examination, training, a shooting course, in general, classes with instructors that have been around for about a month. The training took place on the territory of Dnipropetrovsk. As part of the "Shakhtarsk" battalion, the "Hundreds of Jesus Christ " fighters from

2356-412: The Ministry of Internal Affairs, which was called Tornado. Donetsk Oblast Donetsk Oblast , also referred to as Donechchyna ( Ukrainian : Донеччина , IPA: [doˈnɛtʃːɪnɐ] ), is an oblast in eastern Ukraine . It is Ukraine's most populous province, with around 4.1 million residents. Its administrative centre is Donetsk , though due to the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War ,

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2432-592: The National Guard of Ukraine, as part of military unit 3066 (Kyiv), formed from the 1st and 2nd reserve battalions of the National Guard of Ukraine) took the oath of office on 5 April 2014, and on 15 April 2014 was sent to the Sloviansk region ( Donetsk Oblast ) to repel military aggression by separatists and Russian militants. The first commander of the National Guard of Ukraine was Colonel-General Stepan Poltorak . Another initiative of Arsen Avakov, which had

2508-694: The Russian government, the Party of Regions, along with local communists and other pro-Russian activists, instigated the pro-Russian unrest which escalated into the war in Donbas . In May 2014, the Ukrainian government lost control over its border with Russia in Donetsk Oblast. On 30 September 2022 Russia, amid its invasion of Ukraine , annexed Donetsk ( Donetsk People's Republic ), Luhansk ( Luhansk People's Republic ), Zaporizhzhia , and Kherson Oblasts. The United Nations General Assembly subsequently passed

2584-598: The area of responsibility of the SSU. Before the start of the assault, the Kharkiv metro was stopped, and the city center was cordoned off by local police and cadets of the National Guard Military Academy of Ukraine and the University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The invaders were warned over the loudspeaker about the start of the operation and their rights were read out. The operation in

2660-715: The building of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration lasted 17 minutes. Firearms did not have to be used. As a result of the operation, 67 people were detained. In 2020, Avakov published a book about the events in Kharkiv “2014. Moments of the Kharkiv Spring”, where he added a unique document – “Plan for Kharkiv and the Kharkiv Region”, the plan of the separatists to seize the Kharkiv Oblast and further plans to seize

2736-542: The building of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration, which had been seized by separatists and militants who came from Belgorod the day before. The assault was carried out as part of the anti-terrorist operation in Kharkiv and the Kharkiv Oblast . In Kharkiv on 6 April, well-managed groups of supporters of the "Russian world", specially trained by militants and managed by specialists from Russia, surrounded

2812-486: The building of the regional state administration and the adjacent quarter. They appointed some "alternative members" of the regional council from the crowd, held an "alternative session" right on the steps of the Regional State Administration, and proclaimed the "Kharkiv People's Republic". On the afternoon of April 7, "peacefully protesting citizens" wounded a cadet from the law enforcement lines,

2888-523: The cities of Pavia and Milan . Avakov was also present at the meeting of the Milan Court of Appeal, which dropped all charges against Vitalii Markiv. At the end of the final meeting, Avakov initiated the immediate release of Markiv from prison and on the same evening organized his flight to Kyiv on a charter flight, which he paid for. From the first day of Markiv's detention on 30 June 2017, until his release on 3 November 2020, Minister Avakov took

2964-569: The death of photojournalist Andrea Rocchelli and Russian citizen Andrei Mironov in the city of Sloviansk in May 2014. Immediately after the arrest of Markiv, Arsen Avakov declared the innocence of the National Guardsman, the bias of the court, and the use of fake evidence falsified by Russia. Avakov initiated the National Police of Ukraine 's own investigation, during which a number of investigative actions were carried out and evidence

3040-467: The disbandment of the battalion, the personnel of the former Shakhtarsk was divided into two groups: the unit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs "St. Mary", which included volunteers from Shakhtarsk and Azov from the political party "Brotherhood" of Dmytro Korchinsky, and a group of MIA employees who were decided to be sent to replenish other volunteer units of the MIA. Later, they created a new volunteer unit of

3116-508: The documents on the reform of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, as well as the composition of the expert council and consultants who, together with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, developed a reform strategy. On 2 December 2014, a coalition in the Verkhovna Rada formed by “ Petro Poroshenko Bloc ”, “ People's Front ”, “ Self Reliance ” (Samopomich), “ Radical Party of Oleh Liashko ” and “ Batkivshchyna ” (Motherland) created

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3192-536: The eastern regions of Ukraine. On 29 July 2014, Avakov announced the Ministry’s plans to replace about 20,000 police officers in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions who had discredited themselves during the events of 2014 in these regions. On 26 August, Arsen Avakov announced the creation of a new Political party - the “ People's Front ”. On September 10, he joined the military council of this party. On 22 October,

3268-709: The entry into force of the relevant law, which was signed the day before by the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko , By the end of October, 91 employees were dismissed (among those dismissed were the heads of regional police departments in Kyiv , Donetsk , Chernihiv , Ternopil , Khmelnytskyi , Poltava regions, the leadership of the Department of the Security Service and traffic police units, as well as 8 generals). On 11 November 2014, Arsen Avakov published

3344-488: The fact that the withdrawal of NGU from the ministry would cast doubt on the further service of volunteer guardsmen, complicate interaction with the police, and also create problems in the budgeting process and management. After a meeting with President Zelensky, the corresponding bill was withdrawn from the Verkhovna Rada . In March 2020, Avakov joined the new government of Denys Shmyhal , who replaced Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk . On 13 July 2021, Arsen Avakov wrote

3420-690: The initiative of Acting President Oleksandr Turchynov and Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov, the National Guard of Ukraine was created on the basis of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine and Maidan Self-Defense Volunteers. The First Reserve Battalion of the newly created National Guard (now the Operational Battalion named after the Hero of Ukraine, General Kulchytskyi of

3496-542: The latter's election as president of Ukraine in 2014. According to Gerashchenko, Avakov considers Poroshenko's desire to "concentrate all power over law enforcement agencies in his hands" to be a "dangerous precedent". On 30 June 2017, Vitalii Markiv , senior sergeant, squad commander of the Kulchitsky battalion (military unit 3066) of the National Guard of Ukraine, was detained in Italy on suspicion of involvement in

3572-409: The local population, led to corresponding confrontations. This did not create a situation for stabilization and dialogue with the population... These facts are robberies, this is bullying, this is the seizure of equipment, but there are also more serious consequences. Therefore, such a forced decision was made As the adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Anton Gerashchenko noted, after

3648-514: The main tasks of the battalion, which it must perform in the anti-terrorist zone. On July 28, 2014, the battalion's fighters went into the city of Berdyansk detained Stakhaniv City Mayor Yury Borisov on suspicion of aiding separatists from the "DNR". On August 4, 2014, together with the fighters of the Azov battalion and with the support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine , they took control of

3724-540: The mid-18th-century, the north-eastern outskirts formed part of Slavo-Serbia with its capital in Bakhmut . Before the establishment of Donetsk Oblast, three districts ( okruhas ) existed on its territory from 1923 to 1930. The Donets Governorate was terminated in 1925. As part of Soviet Ukraine , Donetsk Oblast was established on 2 July 1932 out of the Kharkiv Oblast , the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast , and

3800-598: The militia would be transformed into the “National Police”, and the Main Anti-Organized Crime Directorate (GUBOP), Transport and Veterinary Police “will be excluded from the structures of the Ministry of Internal Affairs”. In October 2014, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov confirmed that the reform would eliminate the Main Anti-Organized Crime Directorate, the Transport, and Veterinary Police “and a number of other units”. On 7 November 2015,

3876-587: The oblast. The curative areas in the oblast include the Slovyansk salt lakes and mineral water sources. The oblast also contains many park zones, some of which are of great national value. They include the Khomutivsky steppe and the Azov sea coast. Overall, Donetsk Oblast contains about 70 protected park and nature attractions including branches of the Ukrainian steppe park, six state reserves, ten memorials of nature, landscapes, and six park tracts. During

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3952-530: The occupied positions and did not surrender their weapons. On October 16, 2014, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Arsen Avakov , ordered the disbandment of the Shakhtarsk special purpose police patrol battalion due to frequent cases of looting among soldiers: "The Shakhtarsk battalion, which fought brilliantly near Ilovaisk, was disbanded by me because of repeated incidents looting took place in Volnovas and in other situations...", and added that looting

4028-473: The only minister who was appointed after the change of power in Ukraine in 2014 and did not lose his post. The presidential administration was unhappy with Avakov's influence. In 2019, Zelensky tried to remove the National Guard from the subordination of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. A corresponding bill was even submitted to the Rada, but Avakov resolutely opposed such a decision, motivating his position by

4104-449: The population) were not polled. Arsen Avakov Arsen Borysovych Avakov ( Ukrainian : Арсен Борисович Аваков , IPA: [ɐrˈsen bɔˈrɪs.ɔ.ʋet͡ʃ ɐ.ʋɐˈkɔu̯] ; born 2 January 1964) is a Ukrainian statesman and politician of Armenian origin. Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in 2014–2021. Member of Parliament of Ukraine (2012–2014) , Chairman of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration (2005–2010), Member of

4180-639: The position of deputy commander for combat training, began additional recruitment of volunteers from Donetsk, Luhansk, as well as other regions of Ukraine. The leadership of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration provided a training base for the battalion, and provided the soldiers with food and the necessary transport. People's deputy of Ukraine Oleh Liashko, head of the branch of the Party of Regions in Torez Vitaly Kropachev, and adviser to

4256-488: The post of Chairman of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration under Part 3 of Article 31 of the Law of Ukraine on Civil Service: “principled disagreement with the decision of a state body or official, as well as ethical obstacles to staying in public service”. On 21 April 2010, he joined the “ Batkivshchyna ” political party and accepted the offer from Yulia Tymoshenko to head the regional organization of “Batkivshchyna”. He

4332-599: The pseudonym "Belarus", aka Anton Belorus, most likely Ruslan Pyatkovskyi. On July 8, 2014, the first company of the battalion, consisting of 89 soldiers, took an oath of loyalty to the Ukrainian people. Adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs, Anton Gerashchenko, was present at the swearing-in ceremony and Deputy Chairman of the Dnipropetrovsk State Administration Borys Filatov . Disarming separatists, maintaining public order in liberated cities and checkpoints are among

4408-487: The regional administration was moved to Kramatorsk . Historically, the region has been an important part of the Donbas region. From its creation in 1938 until November 1961, it bore the name Stalino Oblast , in honour of Joseph Stalin . As part of the de-Stalinization process, it was renamed after the Donets river, the main artery of Eastern Ukraine . Its population is estimated at 4,100,280 (2021 est.). The oblast

4484-407: The resignation of the second government of Yatsenyuk on 14 April 2016, and the formation of a new government headed by Volodymyr Groysman , Arsen Avakov retained the post of Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. On 1 October 2017, Anton Gerashchenko , a former adviser to Avakov, said that there had been a conflict between the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Petro Poroshenko since

4560-558: The south, Shevchenko of Volnovakha Raion in the west, Verkhnii Kut of Horlivka Raion in the east, and Lozove of Kramatorsk Raion in the north. The state historic-architectural site near the city of Sviatohirsk with the Sviatohirsk Lavra was nominated for the Seven Wonders of Ukraine . Since 2020, Donetsk Oblast has been divided into eight raions (districts), each named after its administrative center: Each raion

4636-725: The structure of industry production. There are about 882 industry enterprises that are on independent balance, and 2,095 small industry enterprises in the oblast. The oblast has a developed transport infrastructure which includes the Donetsk railway (covers 40% of national transportation), the Mariupol Port, the Donetsk International Airport , passenger airports in Mariupol and Kramatorsk , and dense road systems. In Donetsk Oblast two special economic zones have been created, Donetsk and Azov , which have

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4712-430: The total area of the country. The oblast borders the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts to the southwest, the Kharkiv Oblast to the north, the Luhansk Oblast to the northeast, the Rostov Oblast in Russia to the east, and the Sea of Azov to the south. Its extent from north to south is 270 km, from east to west – 190 km. The extreme points of the oblast's borders are: Bilosarayska Kosa ( spit ) in

4788-509: The town of Marinka near Donetsk. Through August 10 and 11, Shakhtarsk Battalion with the Azov Battalion and the Ukrainian Army helped in the attack on the city of Ilovaisk . On September 10, 2014, fighters of the volunteer battalion "Shakhtarsk" learned that the state leadership, for reasons incomprehensible to them, was trying to disband them. Volunteers still wanted to protect Ukraine from invaders, whose troops are concentrated near Mariupol and Crimea . Therefore, they continued to defend

4864-456: The very beginning, Andrii Filonenko, with the assistance of Ukrainian People's Deputy Oleh Liashko , was involved in the creation of the "Ukraine" battalion. However, after some time, the people involved in the creation of this battalion were transferred to the territory of the Dnipropetrovsk region, where a new battalion called "Shakhtarsk" was created with the assistance of the leadership of the regional administration. Ruslan Onyshchenko, who held

4940-424: The vote-counting procedure were held in a scandalous atmosphere with numerous violations. According to Freedom House , there is evidence that as a result of mass violations, the election result was changed in favour of Hennadiy Kernes . Since the autumn of 2011, Avakov has been in Europe on the affairs of his own foundation, in particular, promoting the film “Armenian Heritage of Europe”. Until December 2012, he

5016-432: The work of the National Police , the State Border Guard Service , the State Emergency Service , the National Guard , and the State Migration Service . Under the leadership of Avakov, lustration and large-scale re-certification of police officers were carried out in the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. On 23 September 2014, it was announced that in the course of the reform of the Ministry of Internal Affairs,

5092-413: The “ Right Sector ” and the Maidan Self-Defense. Following the results of 100 days of work as a minister, among his main achievements, Avakov mentioned the prevention of a separatist scenario in Kharkiv; the restoration of the National Guard ; and the successful work of the police during the 2014 presidential election . On the night of 7 April 2014, Avakov personally led the assault operation on

5168-414: Was a member of five compositions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine: two governments of Arseniy Yatsenyuk , governments of Volodymyr Groysman , Oleksiy Honcharuk , Denys Shmyhal . His term lasted 7 years, 4 months, and 21 days - the longest term of work in the government in the history of independent Ukraine. Avakov radically reformed the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, and as

5244-421: Was also a base for Ukraine's main pro-Russian political faction, Party of Regions , which became part of the Ukrainian government in 2002 and paved a way into Ukrainian politics for the powerful " Donetsk Clan ". In late 2004, the Party of Regions was involved in the creation of a political project, the South-East Ukrainian Autonomous Republic , which was intended to include Donetsk Oblast. Having close ties with

5320-444: Was carried out entirely within the framework of legislative norms: the day before, a decree was signed by Acting President Oleksandr Turchynov “On conducting an anti-terrorist operation on the territory of Kharkiv and the Kharkiv Oblast ”. On the basis of the Decree, a corresponding order was issued to conduct a special operation by the regional department of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), since anti-terrorist activities are

5396-465: Was committed by approximately 50 people out of 700 volunteers of the battalion. General of the Army of Ukraine, former head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine Mykola Malomuzh confirmed the facts of looting: Acts of looting were indeed observed in the Shakhtarsk battalion. We received operational information directly from the city of events that such cases occur. The SBU should deal with these cases, because it led to systemic dissatisfaction of

5472-412: Was engaged in transportation, and also had a license to develop coal seams and a share in the authorized capital of a private mine in the amount of 20%. Battalion Chief of Staff Roman Kovalev is a resident of Sevastopol ; deputy battalion commander Hafiz Rafiev — Kamianets-Podilskyi ; Dmytro Plitchenko, Deputy Armament Battalion Commander - Dnipro . The intelligence commander is a citizen of Belarus with

5548-536: Was in political exile in Italy due to criminal prosecution in Ukraine. According to the results of the autumn parliamentary elections of 2012 , he was elected a Member of the Parliament of Ukraine on the lists of the united opposition “ Batkivshchyna ” Party. During the Revolution of Dignity, he was one of the commandants of Euromaidan , and dealt with the infrastructure of the protest camp: barricades,

5624-658: Was obtained of the innocence of the National Guardsman Vitalii Markiv in the death of the Italian photojournalist Andrea Rocchelli and Russian national Andrei Mironov in 2014. Throughout the trial of the Markiv case from 2017 to 2020, Minister Avakov supervised its progress, repeatedly met with representatives of the Italian embassy, facilitated the work of lawyers (according to some sources, paid for their services), and attended all court hearings in

5700-738: Was split into the Stalino Oblast (modern Donetsk Oblast) and the Voroshylovhrad Oblast (modern Luhansk Oblast). During the Nazi German occupation from fall 1941 to fall 1943, Donetsk Oblast was known as Yuzivka Oblast (after the original name of Donetsk). During World War II , it was the site of several war crimes, including the German-perpetrated Artemivsk massacre and Soviet-perpetrated Massacre of Grischino . As part of de-Stalinization in

5776-465: Was vital, critically necessary for the whole of Ukraine. The special operation to liberate the Kharkiv Regional State Administration was carried out by the special forces unit “Jaguar” (from Vinnytsia city) of the  Ministry of Internal Affairs under the direct supervision of the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov and the operational management of the commander of the National Guard of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak . The special operation

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