Contents tagged with Matios

  • Former Ukrainian Chief of General Staff arrested on charges of high treason

    Ukrainian Chief Military Prosecutor Anatolii Matios confirmed at a press conference on Monday that the country’s former Chief of General Staff, Volodymyr Zamana, had been arrested, UNN reports.

    “Colonel-general Zamana, former Chief of General Staff, is suspected of committing the crimes envisaged in part 1 article 111 of the Ukrainian Criminal Code – high treason, in the wording from 2001. In 2015, the wording of this article was replaced with more severe [wording],” the prosecutor said.  …

  • Chief Military Prosecutor of Ukraine: those responsible for the series of brazen terrorist acts that shocked Ukraine will be soon found

    The organization of a number of high-profile terrorist attacks in Ukraine was carried out by special centers created in the DPR (Donetsk People’s Republic) and LPR (Luhansk People’s Republic), as stated by the chief military prosecutor, Anatolii Matios, at a briefing in Kyiv.

    "As a result of the investigation conducted by the Military Prosecutor’s Office and the Security Service into the attacks against the Colonel [the head of the special reserve forces department of the Main Intelligence …

  • Chief Military Prosecutor of Ukraine: 150 km of Ukrainian border with Hungary not controlled by Kyiv

    The Chief Military Prosecutor of Ukraine Anatolii Matios stated that the Ukrainian State Border Service does not have access to 150 km of the border with Hungary. However, the total length of the border of Ukraine with Hungary is only 137 km.

    "Today I once again came across documents that say that 150 km border with Hungary in Transcarpathia is a private property," he said on 112.Ukraine TV. "150 km are the land plots, those two hectares that used to be allocated by the village council to …

  • Chief Military Prosecutor of Ukraine: Ukrainians should have the right to carry a weapon

    The chief military prosecutor of Ukraine Anatolii Matios believes that all Ukrainians should have a weapon in order to protect their lives, as reported by Ukrainian television station 112 Ukraine.

    “There are a lot of things happening in Ukraine right now. I hold to the principle that every Ukrainian should have a weapon and be able to preserve or protect his life in case of difficult times,” he said.

    Matios confirmed that he carries a service weapon, since his status of a serviceman allows …