Berkut

Five Berkut officers accused of murdering 48 Maidan protesters plead not guilty Former officers of the Interior Ministry riot police unit "Berkut" accused of murdering 48 activists of the Revolution of Dignity in 2014 plead not guilty. 24.05.16 17:30 8 604 27 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

Former Berkut company commander Dobrovolskyi, suspected of illegal detention of Automaidan activists, put under house arrest by court The Pechersk district court in Kyiv has chosen a pretrial precaution for former Berkut riot police company commander Mykhailo Dobrovolskyi, placing him under house arrest. Dobrovolskyi is suspected of illegal detention of Automaidan activists on Kriposnyi Lane in Kyiv in January 2014. 29.09.15 16:50 3 404 27 Incidents

Court postpones hearing of the Maidan shootings case until June 15 Sviatoshynskyi District Court of Kyiv announced recess in the case of the Maidan executions due to the inability to elect a jury. The next hearing will take place at 2 p.m. June 15. 03.06.15 19:58 2 834 24 Incidents

Maidan cases: Former Berkut officer sentenced to 6 years in prison for torturing protesters Following consideration of the appeals filed by prosecutors from the Prosecutor General’s Office and representatives of the victims, the Kyiv Court of Appeal delivered a guilty verdict against a former Berkut police officer accused of torturing protesters at the colonnade of the main entrance to the Dynamo Stadium named after V. Lobanovsky. 21.12.23 18:18 2 579 24 Incidents

Accusation of Maidan execution against four Berkut heads is taken to court, - Prosecutor's Office The Prosecutor General's Office has taken an accusation to court against officers of the special police regiment on force crackdown against protesters in Kyiv on Nov. 30, 2013, on Maidan Nezalezhnosti. 01.07.15 16:51 4 189 24 Ukrainian Politics

Riaboshapka reinstates previous group of prosecutor in Euromaidan cases Prosecutor General Ruslan Riaboshapka has returned the previous composition of the group of prosecutors investigating into the crimes against the participants in the Revolution of Dignity (Euromaidan). 28.01.20 14:19 5 353 24 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

Slain Maidan activists’ case: court overrules forensic investigator’s challenge requested by Berkut soldiers’ defense Sviatoshynskyi district court of Kyiv continues hearing the case against five ex-officers of Berkut riot police detachment accused of the murder of 48 Maidan activists on Instytutska Street in Kyiv Feb. 20 2014. 02.08.16 17:06 4 965 19 Incidents

Former Berkut officers Zinchenko and Abroskin to remain in custody until Feb. 25 The Sviatoshyn district court of Kyiv has extended the detention of two former Berkut [disbanded riot police unit - ed.] officers Serhii Zinchenko and Pavlo Abroskin, accused of killing people on Maidan, until Feb. 25, 2016. 28.12.15 21:00 1 594 18 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

Maidan cases: Law enforcers who fired first shots at protesters on 20 February 2014 have been identified - Prosecutor General’s Office Under the procedural supervision of the prosecutors of the Office of the Prosecutor General, sufficient evidence was gathered and two former law enforcement officers who fired the first shots at the protesters on 20 February 2014 were served with a notice of suspicion. These are the company commander of the Berkut special forces unit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in Sevastopol and one of the police officers of this unit. 19.06.24 15:43 4 814 18 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

Former Berkut members Yanishevsky, Abroskin, Zinchenko and Marychenko found guilty in Maidan case. VIDEO&PHOTOS The Sviatoshyn district court sentenced five former Berkut members in the case of shooting participants of the Revolution of Dignity. 18.10.23 12:25 5 449 17 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

Ex-commander of "Berkut" Patseliak, who dispersed Maidan in 2014, has had two passports of Russian Federation for more than 20 years, - mass media The former commander of Lviv "Berkut" Rostyslav Patseliak was deprived of Ukrainian citizenship because for more than 20 years he has had two passports of the Russian Federation: domestic and foreign, which he has not renounced. Currently, Patseliak is an active serviceman in the reserve of the Russian Federation. 10.10.23 09:21 6 591 17 Incidents

Former Berkut soldiers Zinchenko and Abroskin charged of murder of another nine Euromaidan protesters The Prosecutor General’s Office has accused former members of the Berkut riot police detachment Serhii Zinchenko and Pavlo Abroskin of murder of another nine Maidan activists in February 2014. 23.02.16 16:33 10 302 16 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

Court permits SBI to investigate murders of protesters at Instytutska Street in 2014, arrests ex-commander of Berkut in absentia Kyiv-based Pechersky District Court permitted investigators of the State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) to conduct a pretrial investigation in absentia against the former commander of the Berkut special-purpose police regiment, who is suspected of committing the premeditated murders of protesters on Instytutska Street in the centre of Kyiv on February 20, 2014, as well as in other particularly serious crime. 13.08.20 11:44 2 221 16 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

Ex-Berkut officers sprayed with red liquid during trial. PHOTOS During the trial of former Berkut riot police officers accused of killing Maidan activists on Feb. 20, 2014, unknown people threw a package with red liquid resembling blood at the suspects. 03.11.16 20:40 19 677 16 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

Supreme Court overturns acquittal of ex-Berkut member who tortured Maidan protesters Following a cassation appeal filed by prosecutors from Prosecutor General’s Office, Supreme Court overturned a ruling by Kyiv Court of Appeal, which upheld first instance court’s acquittal of a former employee of Berkut special police battalion of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in Kharkiv region. This former law enforcement officer was accused of torturing protesters in Kyiv (part 2 of Article 127 of Criminal Code of Ukraine). 28.01.23 22:44 5 365 13 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

Court extends pretrial detention of two former Berkut policemen accused of murder of 39 Euromaidan activists The Sviatoshyn district court of Kyiv has extended the pretrial detention of former Berkut riot police officers Serhii Zinchenko and Pavlo Abroskin charged of murder of 39 Euromaidan activists until January 10, 2016. 12.11.15 20:17 2 153 13 Kyiv News

Court extended custody of former riot policemen Abroskin and Zinchenko accused of killing Maidan activists Sviatoshyn district court in Kyiv has extended the pre-trial detention of former Berkut riot police officers Serhii Zinchenko and Pavlo Abroskin until Nov. 22. The ex-law enforcers accused of committing murder of 39 Euromaidan activists. 24.09.15 17:50 1 341 12 Incidents

Former Berkut fighter Honcharenko returned into custody: he is suspected of killing Euromaidan activists Former fighter of Berkut secret forces unit Vitalii Honcharenko is suspected of murdering three people on Feb. 18, 2014 at Kyiv's Maidan. The Pechersky District Court of Kyiv has changed the restraint measure from home arrest to jail for 60 days. 10.03.17 13:38 10 926 9 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

Maidan case: Former platoon commander and three employees of Sevastopol "Berkut" were charged with treason. PHOTOS The former commander of the motor transport platoon of the Berkut special police unit in Sevastopol and three other members of the special unit were served with a notice of suspicion of treason. 23.05.24 12:44 1 626 8 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

Court extends pre-trial detention for five ex-Berkut soldiers charged with murder of Maidan activists Sviatoshynskyi district court of Kyiv extended pre-trial detention for five former members of Berkut riot police who were charged with mass murder of Euromaidan activists. 25.04.17 17:18 2 987 6 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

Six people from Berkut who shot Maidan activists on February 20, 2014 be tried. VIDEO Six Berkut officers were directly involved in the mass shootings of Maidan activists. 13.10.23 15:26 4 060 6 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

Ex-commander of Lviv "Berkut" Patseliaka, who is suspected of murders during Euromaidan, has been charged with new crime, - Prosecutor General’s Office Ex-commander of Lviv "Berkut" Rostyslav Patseliaka is suspected of exceeding official powers and misappropriation of firearms. 04.05.23 11:56 2 043 6 Incidents

Maidan cases: Commanders of Lviv, Kharkiv and Sevastopol Berkut are served with new suspicions for dispersing protesters on night of 19 February 2014. PHOTO The commanders of the Berkut special police units of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in Lviv, Kharkiv regions and the city of Sevastopol, as well as the assistant chief of staff of the Lviv Berkut, were served with notices of suspicion of organising illegal obstruction of protests on the night of 18-19 February 2014 in the centre of Kyiv. 15.08.24 12:56 1 212 3 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

Court extends custody of ex-Berkut soldier Yanyshevskii suspected of massacre of Euromaidan activists The Pechersk district court in Kyiv has extended the pre-trial custody of former Deputy Commander of Kyiv Berkut riot police regiment Oleh Yanyshevskii until Feb. 6, 2016. The former law enforcer is charged of shooting down 39 Euromaidan activists. 11.12.15 17:20 1 536 3 Incidents