UAF & "Azov" Looted Civilian Targets in Shirokino – UN Report

Translated by Ollie Richardson for Fort Russ

31st May, 2016

Politnavigator

The mission of the Office of the High Commissioner of the UN, in its regular report on the observance of human rights, said that members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and militants of the "Azov" battalion were  engaged in the looting of civilian property in the village of Shirokino, which has long been on the border between the positions of the UAF and the army of the DPR, but in the end were captured by the Ukrainian side.

The report says that the looting of civilian property in the village of Shirokino has led to migration flows and the emergence of civilian refugees.

Paragraph 25 of the report says: "The Ukrainian Armed Forces and armed groups held their ground and brought their weapons and personnel deeper into populated areas, thus violating their obligations under international humanitarian law."

Shirokino, a key locality in the "gray zone" between the government-controlled city of Mariupol and the city of Novoazovsk is under the control of armed groups. The OHCHR (the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights of the UN) has documented the widespread use of civilian buildings and facilities by the Ukrainian military and the "Azov" battalion, as well as the looting of civilian property, which led to migration.

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Azov conference in Nantes: forbidden by the regional prefect and by the mayor

Henri-michel Comet, prefect of the Loire-Atlantic

20minutes.fr, January 13, 2016

Translated from French by Tom Winter
Nantes: Azov reunion put under interdiction by the Prefect

SOCIETY:A stop of interdiction published Wednesday on the conference


It was supposed to happen Saturday, in a unknown venu, in Nantes. A conference featuring a former volunteer of the Azov Battalion, organized by a neo-nazi organization, has been forbidden by the prefect of Loire-Atlantique. 

A stop was published Wednesday on the prefecture's site, in which there was a risk noted of the defence of acts of violence, racism, or of nazism" if such a meeting took place.

For her part, the mayor of Nantes, Johanna Rolland attested that no municipal meeting site would be hosting such a meeting. "I firmly condemn this group, the ideology it bears, and any reunion of this type," she wrote in a press release.
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For previous publications about the Azov meeting in Nantes planned for January 16, see Nantes.

Shootout at the Port of Mariupol - Who Will the Port Go To?

Rusvesna

On December 9 at 10.30 armed men entered the Mariupol port administration building. A reporter was not allowed inside by a policeman and members of port security.

From our sources in law enforcement agencies we learned that representatives of the regional Police Department and the Department of Investigation of Economic Crimes were on the scene.

The building was blocked, port employees were not allowed to go inside and those inside could not leave.

At 11.51 armed men left the office of Port Authority. 6 people in camouflage exited from the side door and left in two vehicles.

Security opened the front doors and let out the people who were in the building.

According to the staff, armed men did not allow them to leave the office for about 2 hours.  The port authorities declined to comment.

The head of regional police Vyacheslav Abroskin reported that police has nothing to do with the events at the port, and advised to seek clarification from regional prosecutor's office.

And from the regional prosecutor's office we were sent back to the regional police.

The circle has closed, and it became clear that something is fishy.

According to some reports, not yet confirmed, there was a shoot out between the Azov battalion  and the police at the port.

"Police discovered some fraud at the Port Authority. Girls were dismissed from work, they have a separate building. But now a shoot out began between the "cops" and "Azov". Workers are hiding from random bullets around the territory. It's unbelievable," - said one of the employees of the Port Authority,  Lyudmila.

Apparently, redistribution of property is gaining momentum in Ukraine. The port of Mariupol, which is officially a state property and is the largest in Azov, until recently was controlled by Rinat Akhmetov. Looks like the struggle for the port is entering a decisive phase. According to Lyudmila, different sections of port infrastructure are actively changing owners.

"At the office the rumors are that Lyashko already owns two docks. Although I don't believe that he personally controls something. Someone is hiding behind his name", - says Lyudmila.

Yulia Tymoshenko, during her days as prime minister had repeatedly tried to privatize the port of Mariupol, may be the wind blows from there...

Translated by Kristina Rus for FortRuss.blogspot.com