Berkut

Killers of Maidan Activists May Get a Life Sentence - Prosecutor General The Prosecutor General of Ukraine completes a pre-trial investigation regarding the first three employees of "Berkut" special forces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, involved in shooting of peaceful protesters on Independence Square in Kyiv on February 18-20, 2014. 23.06.14 11:41 44 126 172 Ukrainian Politics

Attorney General’s Office Unveiled Criminal Scheme of Armed Suppression of Maidan - Yanukovych is in the Center General Prosecutor's Office presented the scheme of criminal activities to suppress the protests that led to mass murder of citizens of Ukraine on Maidan. 13.06.14 15:44 68 122 83 Previously in trend: Maidan crackdown

Bazaar Defenders Attacked by Berkut - Police is Arresting and Roughing up Everyone. PHOTO + VIDEO Berkut and regular policemen are helping developers seize control of the Kyiv Bazaar. Activists and MPs who tried to stop it, were detained with the use of force. 18.02.13 18:26 15 294 171 Kyiv News

Tymoshenko’s Hospital Surrounded by Berkut Special Forces Kharkiv Ukrzaliznytsya hospital where Yulia Tymoshenko is being treated is surrounded by Berkut special forces policemen. 22.01.13 11:52 4 892 42 Previously in trend: Tymoshenko Case

Party of Regions Paying for Election Work: Broken Heads and Stolen Hats. VIDEO In Obolon district of Kyiv the Party of Regions started giving out money to the campaign activists and commission members. The ambulances had to be dispatched , too because of the fights. 26.11.12 17:41 29 500 199 Previously in trend: Elections 2012 Election lawlessness

Opposition Deputy Moskal: Ministry of Justice Says Police Special Force Berkut is Illegal. DOCUMENT Berkut should be disbanned for what they are doing to civilians. In the fight against real criminals they don’t do any good. 26.11.12 13:01 15 707 82 Ukrainian Politics

Regime Rigs Elections in Favor of Pylypyshyn by spoiling Opposition Ballots. PHOTO The scandalous district № 223 in the capital has recounted the votes in separate precincts and as of 8:25 a.m. awarded the victory to Viktor Pylypyshyn. 08.11.12 09:35 5 299 63 Previously in trend: Elections 2012 Election lawlessness

Yanukovych Fires Infamous Pro-government Candidate in Pervomaysk Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has decided to dismiss Vitaliy Travyanko from the post of a deputy head of Mykolayiv Oblast State Administration. 07.11.12 11:32 14 541 52 Previously in trend: Elections 2012 Election lawlessness

Berkut Special Forces Stormed Kaniv District Commission, Beat Protesters and Stole the Seal At 6 a.m. Berkut police unit attacked the premises of the Kaniv district election commission #197 where the opposition’s Leonid Datsenko competes against oligarch Bohdan Gubskyy. 07.11.12 07:52 7 313 79 Previously in trend: Elections 2012 Election lawlessness

CEC Unable to Determine Results in Five Districts and Proposes Re-election The CEC unanimously adopted a resolution on the impossibility of establishing credible election results in the following single-member districts: 94, 132, 192, 197, 223. 05.11.12 18:08 8 533 98 Previously in trend: Election lawlessness

Mother of a Special Forces Policeman: I Hate My Son! VIDEO The situation in Pervomaysk where Berkut special force has stormed 132 district commission has split a mother and a son. 04.11.12 00:10 29 162 296 Previously in trend: Elections 2012 Election lawlessness

Berkut Stormed the Pervomaysk Commission Beating up Everyone Including Commission Members and Using Tear Gas. PHOTO + VIDEO Law enforcement officers started the assault on Pervomaysk district commission. 02.11.12 16:58 20 659 238 Previously in trend: Elections 2012

Fight in District 211: Regions Broke Terekhin's Finger. Special Forces Join the Fight. PHOTO + VIDEO A fight broke out on the territory of 211 district commission between the Party of Regions and Batkivschyna deputies, commission members, and police. 02.11.12 13:55 40 263 259 Previously in trend: Elections 2012

Police Special Forces Destroy Protocols in Pervomaysk. People Harmed in a Fight, One Person is in Intensive Care Berkut is destroying protocols in 132 district in Pervomaysk, Batkivshyna reports. 02.11.12 09:26 13 360 120 Previously in trend: Elections 2012

Pervomaysk Under Siege: Special Police Forces Beat Up People and Carry Out Documents from Commission. VIDEO Last night Berkut special police forces and regular law enforcement officers were beating up people and carrying out documents from 132 district commission in Mykolayiv district. 02.11.12 08:29 12 688 241 Previously in trend: Elections 2012

Regime Determines Winners With the Help of Police Special Forces Batkivschyna United opposition claims that the chairman of the district commission №132 in Mykolaiv oblast gave false information to the CEC regarding the victory of the Party of Regions candidate. 30.10.12 22:27 33 468 127 Previously in trend: Elections 2012

Special Police Forces Pulled to Kyiv Downtown Kyiv is tightening the security. 29.10.12 09:53 14 318 114 Previously in trend: Elections 2012