Situation around the "Tornado" volunteer battalion - another attempt to discredit the military-volunteer movement of Ukraine

Another attack to Ukrainian military-volunteer movement took place recently. We are talking about falsification of criminal cases against members of the "Tornado" battalion, this was started after the battalion commanders said about the facts of contraband trade between Ukraine and the so-called LNR, the battalion have also detained several trains of contraband goods.

The authorities actions regarding the "Tornado" battalion is absolutely unfounded in the terms of common sense, but all these actions can be explained by self-preservation instinct of the regime of internal occupation who make another attack on the military-volunteer movement of Ukraine.

First of all we should answer the question what is the military-volunteer movement for the current government? Firstly, it is an obstacle to implementation of the "deals" between the Kremlin and Ukrainian oligarchic "nobility" from Donbas. Secondly - it is an obstacle to the implementation of criminal-business interests of individual members of the internal occupation regime (just remember that "serious problems" in the "Tornado" battalion began after its fighters prevented the movement of contraband trading). Thirdly, this is political competition. Patriots don't try to fool or buy his people during election campaign, they don't even have resources for pro-election campaign. But their self-sacrificing struggle with the external enemy at the east of the country proves that the Ukrainian patriots is really able to save Ukraine.

Anatoly Matios, the deputy of the General Procurator aws extremely cynical in his statement relatively the members of the "Tornado" battalion. He said that about 70 fighters of the battalion are unregistered in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and some of them have a criminal records. It turns out that it's "normal" if someone is going to the front to defend his country, dies in a battle and then officials gonna say his family, that they will not receive any financial support because the head of the family was "unregistered". Moreover, they can use this term like a bargaining chip if some problems would happen with a battalion.

Regarding a criminal records. Different people are going to the front. And some of them can have some problems with trouble with the law in past. I am, as the "Right Sector" volunteer corps commander know it well. Well, it`s life and everyone makes some mistakes, and it`s good if a man is wishing to vindicate himself in the eyes of the family and friends, to return home with a victory, or at least die a hero. Instead, the government considering them as a "cannon fodder", which can be used, and "written off" then.

Of course, someone among the soldiers from some battalion can commit a crime, I am talking specifically about a crime now, not the adequate actions during the war to neutralize enemies. Such people should be detected, judged and punished according to the criminal code of Ukraine. I don`t know about such people in the ranks of the "Tornado" battalion. If someone of the battalion soldiers are - he must be detained, but it's unreasonable to eliminate the battle-worthy division as a whole.

The government have to be interested in identifying criminals and a fair investigation first of all. But it, like I said, they chose other way ...

The regime is acting slyly and cunningly against the patriots, he combines informational and legal-criminal methods but he still not dare to attack the whole  volunteer movement simultaneously, so do it step by step.

Today Ukrainians should be united in fighting not only against the external but also the internal enemy! Glory to Ukraine!

Andriy Stempitsky, The leader of the "Right Sector" volunteer corps