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Ukrainian militants looting in Gulyay Pole of Zaporozhye Region — Russian Defense Ministry

They steal money, valuables and private vehicles at gunpoint from civilians, Mikhail Mizintsev said

MOSCOW, May 20. /TASS/. Ukrainian militants are looting in the town of Gulyay Pole of the Zaporozhye Region, beating and accusing resisting civilians of pro-Russian views, Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev, chief of Russia’s National Defense Management Center, said on Friday.

"In Gulyay Pole of the Zaporozhye region, combatants of Ukrainian nationalist formations and the Ukrainian Armed Forces carry out looting raids in residential neighborhoods. They steal money, valuables and private vehicles at gunpoint from civilians, allegedly for defense purposes. Moreover, those citizens who offer the slightest resistance are beaten and accused of pro-Russian views," said Mizintsev, who heads the Russian Joint Coordination Headquarters in Ukraine.

The colonel-general pointed out that all the suspects are arrested under ‘collaborationism’ charges and taken away to undisclosed locations.