SSU promulgates evidence of Russian citizens’ involvement in Odessa unrests 

According to the information by the Security Service of Ukraine, at least three citizens of the Russian Federation are among organizers of the provocations in Odessa.

This was informed in the statement by the ministry, Ukrayinska Pravda reports.

“It has been investigated that among the arrested people, who organized provocations leading to clashes and mass murders of people on May 2, in Odessa, at least three are citizens of the Russian Federation. Corresponding documents were submitted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine,” SSU states.

In particular, one of the arrestees, citizen of the Russian Federation, Yevhen I. Mefedov, born on 1983, in the city of Yoshkar-Ola. As he states, his father works at the Russia’s Emergencies Ministry.

The other two citizens of the Russian Federation are Andriy V. Krasylnykov, born in 1966, citizen of Nizhniy Novgorod, and Oleksandr O. Zolotashko, born in 1976. As he states, his father is the officer of the Internal Troops of the Russian Federation, who is serving in city of Kharp, Tyumen region and resides in the city of Nizhniy Novgorod.