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Ukrainian interior minister threatens to sack 30% of Kharkiv police staff

Avakov praised other police forces, such as Berkut, which took part in an operation Tuesday morning to clear the building of regional administration set on fire by the protesters
Ukrainian police officers in Kharkiv EPA/VOLODYMYR PETROV
Ukrainian police officers in Kharkiv
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KIEV, April 08. /ITAR-TASS/. Ukraine's parliament-appointed Interior Minister Arsen Avakov has threatened to fire 30% of police staff in the city of Kharkiv in the east of the country.