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| Ukrainian officials have alleged that on July 17, 2014, a phone call was made at 4:40 p.m. Kyiv time, 20 minutes after the crash of ], by Bezler who reports to a person identified by Ukraine’s SBU as Vasili Geranin, a colonel in the main intelligence department of the general headquarters of the armed forces of the Russian Federation, regarding the shooting down of a plane that fell beyond a city of ]. <ref>. July 17, 2014</ref> | Ukrainian officials have alleged that on July 17, 2014, a phone call was made at 4:40 p.m. Kyiv time, 20 minutes after the crash of ], by Bezler who reports to a person identified by Ukraine’s SBU as Vasili Geranin, a colonel in the main intelligence department of the general headquarters of the armed forces of the Russian Federation, regarding the shooting down of a plane that fell beyond a city of ]. <ref>. July 17, 2014</ref> | ||
| Shuan Walker, a reporter for ], claims that Belzer "is regarded as something of a loose cannon, even by other rebels, who speak about him in hushed tones." When Walker interviewed Belzer with the hope of asking him about the MH17 crash, Belzer reportedly bragged that he summarily executes some of the combatants he captures: "Those who are fighting with the Ukrainian army, we keep as prisoners. Those who are fighting with volunteer battalions, we question them and then shoot them on the spot. Why should we show any pity to them?.. |
Shuan Walker, a reporter for ], claims that Belzer "is regarded as something of a loose cannon, even by other rebels, who speak about him in hushed tones." When Walker interviewed Belzer with the hope of asking him about the MH17 crash, Belzer reportedly bragged that he summarily executes some of the combatants he captures: "Those who are fighting with the Ukrainian army, we keep as prisoners. Those who are fighting with volunteer battalions, we question them and then shoot them on the spot. Why should we show any pity to them?... They are fascists! So why should we stand on ceremony with them? Questioning, an execution, that’s it. I will hang those fuckers from lampposts!" When Belzer saw Walker recording this conversation, he reportedly ordered, "Burn their notebooks! Seize their electronics! Search everything for compromising material and then destroy it! If you find anything, execute them as spies!... Don’t think for one minute I will hesitate to have you shot."<ref>"Ukraine rebel chief Igor Bezler threatens to execute interviewer", The Guardian, July 29, 2014, http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/29/-sp-ukraine-rebel-igor-bezler-interview-demon</ref> | ||
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Igor Bezler (Template:Lang-ru; born 1965, Simferopol, Crimean Oblast, Ukrainian SSR) is one of the pro-Russian leaders whose group is controlling the local police department in Horlivka. He thus participates in the 2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine and is said to have also participated in the 2014 Crimean crisis.
Bezler's father was ethnic German, his mother was ethnic Ukrainian, but he considers himself Russian.
In 1994-97 Bezler studied at the Dzerzhinsky Military Academy.
The Security Service of Ukraine claims that until 2002 he served in detachments of the Russian General Staff GRU retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. In 2002 Bezler moved to Ukraine.
According to Ukrainian officials, in February 2014 he was contacted by agents of the Russian General Staff GRU. Complying with their instructions, Bezler supposedly moved to Crimea where he participated in number of violent events connected with taking over of military installations and government facilities. In April 2014, as a member of a diversion group, Bezler helped take over the SBU (Sluzhba Bezpeky Ukrayiny) headquarters in Donetsk Oblast and the MVS district department in Horlivka.
On April 14, 2014, a YouTube video showed a man claiming to be a lieutenant colonel of the Russian army addressing police officers at the pro-Russian-held Horlivka police station and naming a new police chief. The man was subsequently identified as Bezler. Ukraine accused him and Igor Strelkov of orchestrating the killing of Horlivka deputy Volodomir Rybak. Bezler denies his involvement.
Ukrainian officials have alleged that on July 17, 2014, a phone call was made at 4:40 p.m. Kyiv time, 20 minutes after the crash of Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 MH17, by Bezler who reports to a person identified by Ukraine’s SBU as Vasili Geranin, a colonel in the main intelligence department of the general headquarters of the armed forces of the Russian Federation, regarding the shooting down of a plane that fell beyond a city of Yenakievo.
Shuan Walker, a reporter for The Guardian, claims that Belzer "is regarded as something of a loose cannon, even by other rebels, who speak about him in hushed tones." When Walker interviewed Belzer with the hope of asking him about the MH17 crash, Belzer reportedly bragged that he summarily executes some of the combatants he captures: "Those who are fighting with the Ukrainian army, we keep as prisoners. Those who are fighting with volunteer battalions, we question them and then shoot them on the spot. Why should we show any pity to them?... They are fascists! So why should we stand on ceremony with them? Questioning, an execution, that’s it. I will hang those fuckers from lampposts!" When Belzer saw Walker recording this conversation, he reportedly ordered, "Burn their notebooks! Seize their electronics! Search everything for compromising material and then destroy it! If you find anything, execute them as spies!... Don’t think for one minute I will hesitate to have you shot."
See also
References
- SBU searches for the Russian Lt Colonel who was taking over militia in Horlivka. TSN. April 18, 2014
- "Three Ukraine elite Alpha group agents captured in Donetsk region". RT. 27 April 2014.
- "Visiting Bes: reporting from rebellious Horlivka". Forbes. July 4, 2014.
- Real Lieutenant Colonel Oleksiy Goncharenko blog at Ukrainska Pravda. April 16, 2014
- Who is he, the Horlivka Lieutenant Colonel Igor Bezler? Vostochnyi Dozor. April 17, 2014
- SBU wants Russian spy Igor Bezler Gordonua.com. April 18, 2014
- Horlivka Lieutenant Colonel of the Russian Federation appeared to be real, but in reserves. Dumskaya. April 16, 2014
- ^ "'Russian lieutenant colonel' meets Ukrainian police officers". BBC. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- "Ukraine crisis: Pro-Russian attack in Ukraine's Horlivka". BBC. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- SBU blames Russian military intelligence officers for killing Horlivka deputy. Kyiv Post. April 23, 2014
- SBU: Russian intelligence officer involved in murder of Horlivka City Council deputy. Ukrinform. April 23, 2014
- Igor (Bes) Bezler: we'll start attack when the enemy will get weary Ria Novosti. July 16, 2014
- MH17 Crash: Full Transcript Of Alleged Phone Intercepts Between Russian Intelligence Officers. July 17, 2014
- "Ukraine rebel chief Igor Bezler threatens to execute interviewer", The Guardian, July 29, 2014, http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/29/-sp-ukraine-rebel-igor-bezler-interview-demon
External links
- SBU searches for the Russian Lt Colonel who was taking over militia in Horlivka. Ukrayinska Pravda. April 18, 2014
- Ukraine claims Russian military, intelligence behind eastern unrest. Fox News. April 21, 2014
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