The Security Service of Ukraine exposed in the Donetsk region a former militant of illegal armed groups who participated in hostilities against units of the anti-terrorist operation.

Allegedly, in 2014 a resident of Mariupol voluntarily joined the ranks of the so-called “Vostok Battalion”. As a machine gunner, he was at the militants’ positions in Donetsk airport, as well as Avdiivka and Pisky.

In 2015, the malefactor left the group and went to the territory of Russia, where he was hiding from justice.

Law enforcement officers detained the former militant after he secretly arrived in the territory controlled by Ukraine.

Investigators of the SBU served the defendant a suspicion notice of participation in a terrorist group or terrorist organization.

The investigation is ongoing.

The operation was conducted under the procedural guidance of the Prosecutor's Office of Donetsk region.