Russian Investigative Committee to inspect crimes in Ukraine

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation will investigate crimes committed in the southeast of Ukraine during the political crisis, the Russian daily media Kommersant wrote June 5.

“The Investigative Committee of the RF created a special department to investigate crimes committed in the southeast of Ukraine, where the majority of detectives will be those, who participated in the investigation of events in South Osetia in 2008,” Kommersant wrote.

The main targets of the investigation will be the minister of internal affairs, Arsen Avakov, an oligarch, Igor Kolomoyskiy, and others suspected to be involved in mass killings, the paper wrote.

The case will be bolstered by the attached photographs and video materials proving crimes committed against civilians, as well as interrogation reports of Russian citizens and journalists released from captivity, according to Vladimir Markin, an official representative of the Investigative Committee.

Investigators also plan to interview refugees from Ukraine.

“Currently Russia has accepted refugee and asylum applications from more than 4,000 Ukrainians,” Markin said.