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DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE OF ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES BY RUSSIAN FEDERATION

ACTIVE ARMED FORCES OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO THE JOINT CENTER FOR CONTROL AND COORDINATION (JCCC)

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While passing through the officially-controlled Ukraine-Russia border, Russian Federation Captain Sergey Kutsenko and Major Alexandr Kornik were found to be in possession of 14 Russian military manuals marked «For Official Use» on the topics of: Blasting and mine clearance; Installation of machine guns on vehicles; Creation and fortification of defenses.

The search also discovered that a Russian Federation Major assigned to the JCCC under the name Aleksandr Valentinovych Akimov was, in fact, named Andrey Valeriyovych Akimov and there was no proper documentation for Captain Sergey Mihkailovych Kutsenko.

A decision was made for them to return to Russia due to insufficient legal grounds for re-entry into Ukraine.

EVIDENCE OF ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES BY RUSSIAN OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO THE JCCC

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On 2 February 2016 at the Hoptivka checkpoint in Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine’s Security personnel (together with Customs and Border Guards) examined materials held by Russian Federation servicemen who were being rotated back to Russia.

The search produced clear evidence of operational support to the “DNR” and “LNR” militant groups.

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During the search, training materials and lectures were found in the possession of: Russian Federation JCCC mission Deputy Chief of Staff Igor Kirsanov, Lieutenant Colonel Eduard Anisimov, Major Damir Shangareeva and Major Aleksandr Andriushkin:

on the use of modern combat tank formations in special circumstances; on the use of hand grenades, mines, explosive charges and devices while mining bridges, buildings and other structures; training materials for multiple launch rocket systems "Smerch", ”Uragan", "Grad" and others; notebooks advising on ways to obtain foreign intelligence.

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In the possession of Lieutenant Colonel Elizar Popov, Major Sergey Trofimenko and Yuriy Flolov were stamped award certificates from the so-called “Ministry of Defense of the Donetsk People’s Republic” «for help provided to the Donetsk People’s Republic in the struggle to repel the aggression of the state of Ukraine» and medals commending the honor of «Warrior - internationalist».

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Various military chevrons, flags of the so-called “DNR” and “LNR” and souvenirs promoting terrorist groups and the so-called "Novorossia” were also seized from the Russian Federation active officers

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