SBU revealed the identity of the detained officer
LB.ua (a 404 production), Jul 29 2015
Vladimir Starkov (Photo: Twitter)
A Russian citizen who was detained by Ukrainian border guards at the checkpoint “Buk” (Donetsk oblast), admitted that the Russian military is a career, said the head of the security service of Ukraine Vasyl Hrytsak. We will remind, on Saturday a KAMAZ loaded with ammunition, mistakenly stopped at the checkpoint “Buk” while attempting to enter the territory controlled by the militants. Border guards detained two men in uniform. One of the men called military personnel of the armed forces with the rank of major, the other a member of the terrorist gang, “DNR”. Hrytsak said at a briefing on Wednesday in Kyiv:
Immediately after arrest, Stark admitted that he is a citizen of Russia that belongs to the staff of the Russian Armed forces. During the priority actions we have established that the Starkov Vladimir Alexandrovich was born on Apr 29 1978 in Zuevka, Kirov oblast, Russia. De jure at the moment is really passing military service in military unit of the city of Novocherkassk, Rostov region of Russia in the position of chief of missile and artillery weapons. The military rank of major, personal number: F54930045. At the moment of detention of the major, his documents were fake. As cover, he was using his wife’s maiden name.
The head of the State border service Viktor Nazarenko said that the border guards also detained the driver, a Ukrainian citzen named Ruslan Iodo, b 1967. Nazarenko said:
Driving a military vehicle was a citizen of Ukraine, Iodo Ruslan Anatolyevich, born 1967, member of illegal armed group “DNR”. The senior officer in the truck was a citizen of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Starkov, A. A., born 1978, R, a resident of Khabarovsk region of Russia that during the arrest he stated that he is a professional soldier of the armed forces of Russia and has asked for state protection on behalf of the Russian Federation. The cargo which was being escorted by this Russian officer, was intended for one of the brigades of “Stronghold”. Initially, it was found that the major armed forces of the Russian Federation Vladimir Starkov followed from the city of Donetsk in the settlement of TYasnoye and accompanied the shipment of munitions to the location of the fifth OMB NFP “Stronghold” of the so-called “DNR.
According to the SBU, the border guards after the arrest she was offered a large bribe to let him go. Having been refused, the leadership of the militants gave the command to capture as many soldiers ATO. The SBU has also posted an intercepted phone call militants, in which they discuss the detention of Starkov:
In documents seized from Starkov, added Hrytsak, there is evidence that the Russian military who were sent to the Donbass, promise to triple the salary. Hrytsak said:
The evidence provided by Starkov and also seized from him during the arrest of the personal notebook of the Russian production and other documents that confirm once again the existence of well-established mechanism of coordination of direct participation of military personnel of the Russian aggression against our country. The mechanism is as follows: military personnel of the armed forces propose to undergo further service in the IAF so-called “LNR” and “DNR”, promising a triple billing of their wages. Those who agreed to take all the documents that can identify the citizens of the Russian Federation and military personnel.
In his Twitter SBU posted screenshots of pages of family members Starkov in social networks. Now the page is already deleted. Starkov is married. Wife, Starkov (Ovsyannikov) Larisa V, 1978 PhD. Operates in one of the military units of the Russian armed forces. Mother of two minor sons, Eugene (b 2000) and Nikita (b 2007). The family is registered at the address: Khabarovsk territory, Amur region, village of Tasin, vul. Karbysheva, block 3, apt 12. The secret service released a video questioning Starkov:
Meanwhile, Kremlin press secretary Peskov wins wide admiration for his unflappable performance at the crease, keeping a straight bat and a stiff upper lip in the face of ferocious fast bowling, in a truly english manner. Since it appears Russia will soon be abolished, not only as a geographical designation but even as a concept, this adoption of the styles of the atlanticist hyenas is probably wise – RB
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