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Police detains leader of hired protesters involved in VDay attack on ATO veterans in Dnipro City Dnipropetrovsk region police detained a person who directed the actions of "titushkas" during the May 9 rally in Dnipro City. 105 461 210 Incidents Three more "Vilkul’s eagles" aprehended and put in custody in Dnipro City, - Avakov. PHOTOS The court ruled to take into custody three individuals charged with beating anti-terrorist operation (ATO) veterans in Dnipro City on Victory Day. 188 355 286 Incidents 
Dnipro court orders 60-day arrest of Victory Day attacker, - Minister Avakov. PHOTOS Interior Minister Arsen Avakov says one of the participants in the attack on anti-terrorist operation (ATO) veterans on Victory Day in Dnipro city has been sent into custody for two months. 144 414 334 Incidents 
Probe into Sheremet’s murder revised following published journalist investigation, interior minister says The National Police investigation team adjusted probe into murder of journalist Pavel Sheremet back in the morning. 29 800 55 Previously in trend: Murder of Sheremet 
"Police saw a masked man with an RPG," - Avakov on OUN office storm. VIDEO+PHOTOS Volodymyr Hroisman has set June 10 as a deadline for the investigation of the Victory Day provocations. 122 864 362 Ukrainian Politics 
Interior Minister Avakov fires two top police officials in Dnipro city and region The dismissals are related to the events in Dnipro City on May 9. 168 013 524 Incidents 
Police to suppress use of anti-Ukrainian symbols, statements on May 8-9, - Minister Avakov Ukraine's Minister of Interior Arsen Avakov promised tough reaction by police to provocations, anti-Ukrainian symbols and statements during May 8-9 memorial events. 62 320 398 Ukrainian Politics 
Over 100 witnesses including high-ranking officials to testify against Yanukovych, - prosecutor More than 100 people including Ukraine’s senior officials will give testimony in the case of high treason filed against Ukrainian ex-president Viktor Yanukovych. 20 078 263 Incidents 
Interpol denies Russia’s request to arrest former Ukraine’s PM Yatseniuk Interpol officially denied motion to put former Prime Minister of Ukraine Arsenii Yatseniuk on an international wanted list. 173 743 455 Incidents 
PM Hroisman blasts NACP leadership Ukraine's Interior Minister Avakov has briefed Prime Minister Hroisman on wrangles inside the National Agency for Corruption Prevention (NACP). 100 109 128 Ukrainian Politics 
Minister Avakov: Operation to retrieve Apostol lasted one year, thieves tried to take antique book to Russia. PHOTOS Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov unveiled details of today's operation to retrieve the Apostol (Apostle), the rare book printed in 1564. 40 412 50 Incidents 
Minister Avakov stands up for Colonel Holuban, calls accusers "brazen-faced" Interior Minister Arsen Avakov says those who accuse Colonel Yurii Holuban of cooperation with pro-Russian militants in 2014 are shameless. 127 955 515 Society 
Dnipro City police found abductors and freed hostage in one hour after 102 call, - interior minister. PHOTOS The Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov reported of successful police operation to apprehend abductors and release hostage they took. 22 318 30 Previously in trend: Police workdays 
Ukrainian PM urges NACP head to resign, claims poor performance A row occurred at a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday. 148 531 303 Ukrainian Politics 
Interior minister announces creation of Highland Patrol Company within National Guard. PHOTOS The National Guard of Ukraine (NSU) was expanded with a Highland Patrol Company. 27 021 70 Society 
Ukrzaliznytsia official Liudmyrskyi liberated by police after eight months in captivity; kidnappers demanded 10M ransom, - interior minister. VIDEO+PHOTOS Two persons were detained in special operation to liberate Valerii Liudmyrskyi, the Ukrzaliznytsia official who spent over eight months in captivity while kidnappers were demanding 10 million euros in ransom for him. The law enforcers are taking measures to locate and detain the mastermind of the crime. 48 890 44 Incidents 
Police stopped large-scale production of counterfeit alcohol, - Avakov. PHOTOS The officers of the Economic Protection Department conducted 25 searches over the past 24 hours and seized 40,000 bottles of counterfeit alcohol and five tons of spirits. 24 898 44 Incidents 
Avakov asks Cabinet to impose sanctions against Russian Sberbank The request came amid reports that the bank had recognized passports issued by the breakaway “Luhansk and Donetsk People’s Republics." 28 766 121 Incidents 
Ukraine's interior minister calls for ban on Sberbank of Russia Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov has said that Sberbank of Russia, a state-owned banking and financial services company, should stop its work in Ukraine. 109 621 366 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas 
Interior Minister Avakov posted video of Kryvyi Torets conflict, calls participants 'idiots'. VIDEO The National Police has detained 37 attackers in the Kryvyi Torets railway station and will continue doing so regardless of attackers' affiliation. 169 339 291 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR" 
Ukraine has Donbas plan with no concessions to Putin, - Avakov Ukrainian government has a plan on the Donbas conflict, which plan has nothing to do with concessions to Putin's regime. 67 619 189 Incidents 
Interior Minister Avakov critisizes "DPR/LPR" blockade: People will be left destitute The blockade of the occupied Donbas is a harm to Ukraine. 84 988 710 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR" 
Avakov publishes results of criminal police performance over 12-month period. INFOGRAPHICS (in Ukrainian) Interior Minister Arsen Avakov has published the results of the work of Ukraine's criminal police over the 12-month period. 37 295 93 Previously in trend: Police workdays 
17 Channel reporters accidentally showed up seconds after Buzyna and Sheremet assassinations, - Avakov Moments after journalist Pavel Sheremet's car was blown up and Oles Buzyna was murdered, a camera crew of 17 Channel emerged by a lucky chance. 21 607 23 Previously in trend: Murder of Sheremet 
Serhii Kniaziev recommended as final candidate for National Police chief post. PHOTO Interior Minister Arsen Avakov has introduced Serhii Kniaziev to Prime Minister Volodymyr Hroisman as the final candidate for the post of Ukraine's National Police chief. 85 758 186 Ukrainian Politics 
Minister Avakov pledges to present National Police chief candidate to Cabinet on Feb. 8 The new chief of the National Police of Ukraine will be appointed on Wednesday, Feb. 8. 11 448 112 Previously in trend: Ukraine's new police 
Armed killers apprehended in Rivne region, - Avakov. PHOTOS Rivne police officers apprehended suspects for killing a local resident. 62 801 59 Previously in trend: Police workdays 
Interior Minister Avakov says no plans to retest drivers every five years The Interior Ministry has no intention to shorten the validity period of driver's licences to five years. 88 632 141 Ukrainian Politics 
Getting ready for taking control of state border in Donbas, - Avakov on border guards' key task in 2017. PHOTOS This year's major challenge is to reach the internationally recognized state border of Ukraine in the Donbas and, further on, in Crimea. This will involve the police, national guards, judicial authorities, but first of all border guards. 62 859 171 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas 
National Guard's combat capacity increased by 800 percent, - Avakov. PHOTO From the very start of the war, the National Guard has always been ahead in all the major battles. 9 587 71 Ukrainian Politics 
Interior Ministry's budget for 2017 is that of progress and development, - Avakov The budget of the Interior Ministry of Ukraine for 2017 is satisfactory. 19 292 102 Previously in trend: Budget 2017 
Avakov on new National Police head: "We will see results in January. I see five candidates" The name of the new head of the National Police will be known to the public in January 2017. 18 964 57 Previously in trend: Police workdays 
Ukraine's Interior Ministry strikes cooperation deal with Europol. PHOTOS On Dec. 14, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov, during a working visit to the Netherlands, signed an Agreement on Operational and Strategic Cooperation with Europol. 12 747 49 Ukrainian Politics 
Many 'interesting' documents found alongside Azarov's belongings, - Interior Ministry In addition to personal belongings of ex-PM Mykola Azarov, police officers found numerous 'interesting' documents in a Kyiv apartment that are being studied, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov says. 89 988 198 Ukrainian Politics 
Avakov on Kniazhychi tragedy: "I know the details. Everyone should do their job" Interior Minister Arsen Avakov says the situation around the Kniazhychi incident is being examined by a commission led by Deputy Interior Minister Serhii Yarovyi, as well as by Acting Head of the National Police Vadym Troian. 93 673 275 Previously in trend: Kniazhychi shooting 
"I am convinced we’ll be de-occupying Donbas in next two years," Ukraine’s Interior Minister. PHOTOS Ukraine will be conducting de-occupation of the Donbas in the next two years with the National Guard playing key role in this process. 48 804 202 Incidents 
Yanukovych already provoked enough violence and problems in Ukraine, Interior Ministry will not confront with protesters, - Avakov on Lukianivka jail siege The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine is not going to engage in conflict with the protesters outside Lukianivka remand prison and will bring the ex-Berkut soldiers accused of the Euromaidan activists’ slaughter to court “as soon as technically possible." 41 757 202 Previously in trend: Questioning of Yanukovych Liovochkin is behind Maidan crackdown, Minister Avakov says Interior Minister Arsen Avakov claims that Opposition Bloc MP Serhii Liovochkin is the person responsible for the dispersal of Maidan protesters. 37 341 111 Previously in trend: Maidan crackdown 
"Poroshenko tried to persuade me to stay in office," - former National Police chief Dekanoidze President Petro Poroshenko tried to talk former chief of Ukraine's National Police Khatiia Dekanoidze out of resignation. 47 008 117 Ukrainian Politics 
Ukrainian teacher nabbed while trying to sell girl aged 13, - Interior Minister. PHOTOS The law enforcers detained a teacher accused of trying to sell a 13-year-old girl for $10,000 in eastern Ukraine. 89 250 123 Previously in trend: Police workdays 
Dekanoidze’s resignation was routine, discussed last year, - Interior Minister Avakov The resignation of Chief of the National Police of Ukraine Khatia Dekanoidze was planned and agreed a year ago. 13 678 89 Incidents 
“Let's give her time to show her worth and then discuss her efficiency. I'm sure she will cope," – Minister Avakov on controversy surrounding his new deputy Anastasia Dieieva was appointment Deputy Interior Minister for European Integration by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine after a number of interviews and the background check. 181 650 737 Incidents 
"Poroshenko openly offered me position of prime minister and party leader," - Saakashvili Former Odesa governor Mikheil Saakashvili says President Petro Poroshenko offered him the post of prime minister. 29 071 147 Previously in trend: Saakashvili's resignation 
