The armed conflict in Eastern Ukraine began in April 2014

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Militiamen detained the participant of an illegal armed formation “DNR”, which at the time of the crime was a minor, according to the August 18 press the center of operations for a joint task force Facebook.

“In August 2018 employees of military counterintelligence of the security Service of Ukraine from the United forces in cooperation with the employees of the Bakhmut Department of the National police of Ukraine, the other was exposed and detained a member of an illegal armed formation “DNR”, who at the time of the crime was only 15 years old. Law enforcers have established that the young man from the Donetsk region in 2014 under the influence of Pro-Russian propaganda and promises of material gain voluntarily joined the illegal armed groups “DNR”. Armed with a gun high school student was on duty at the checkpoint and patrolled the streets of the city chasov Yar [Donetsk region]. Identified Patriotic citizens as “violators of the curfew” imposed by militants, they were taken to the local headquarters of the “DND”, – stated in the message.

It is noted that since the beginning of the liberation of the Ukrainian troops of the cities of Donbass from Pro-Russian gangs underage boy immediately left the ranks of the insurgents and decided to leave the city.

“According to the materials of the military counterintelligence of the SBU against the citizen of Ukraine opened criminal proceedings under article 260 of the Criminal code of Ukraine (creation of illegal paramilitary forces or armed groups). Now the detainee is cooperating with the investigation. As it turned out, the militants are actively attracted into its ranks minors, who, without realizing it, went on the offense. They were witnesses of the riots, which carried the followers of the “Russian world”, and some of them, intoxicated with the sight of blood and suffering under the cheers of the fighters became participants of the abuse of detained civilians,” – said at the headquarters of the OOS.

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The armed conflict in Eastern Ukraine began in April 2014. Fighting underway between the Armed forces of Ukraine and Pro-Russian rebels who control part of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.