Was to Be Expected: Murderers of the "Heavenly Hundred" Identified Among Maidan Organisers and Activists
Pashinsky was shooting from a machine gun in short bursts. It's about the mass shooting at the Euromaidan, that the head of the Ukrainian National Security Committee took part in. At least, he's being pointed at by the Georgian sniper Alexander Revazishvili. He gave an interview to a Russian news agency and is ready to confirm his words in court. He openly named those who directed the provocations four years ago. It's not only Sergey Pashinsky but also the current people's deputy Vladimir Parasyuk.
Talks about the possible participation of Georgian snipers in the Euromaidan began after the documentary by Italian journalists came out. In their investigation, the contractors told about having been called to Kiev to help the protesting, as well as about the orders of those occupying the leading positions in Kiev. For example, to shoot at the Berkut fighters during escalations. Mikhail Saakashvili's assistant promised to pay personally.
It was today that the former Georgian president was to talk in Ukrainian court about this, but by a mysterious coincidence, this valuable witness was deported from the country right on the eve of the hearing. to make things clear, the disfavored politician broke through the Ukrainian border back in September. They were trying to catch his for six months and deported him only now.
Stanislav Bernvald will tell whether there's a connection.
- Did the sniper's confessions confirm the suspicions?
- You know, there were many Georgians hovering around the Maidan, and there are most probably some confirmations.
The snipers, Georgian contractors who're also former military. The first violin and the right hand, always impeccably following orders, one more Georgian, Mamuka Mamulashvili. He was one of the main coordinators, of the Maidan sniper fire, according to witnesses. And, finally, the orchestra's leader, who was loved in 2014 and hated in 2018 by the power, the main Georgian of all Ukraine, Mikhail Saakashvili. This Georgian polyphony seems to have become very dangerous for the current Ukrainian authorities.
Yelena Boyko, journalist (Ukraine): "You see, yesterday, one day before the next hearing, they deported Misha from the country. I think he could have made it worse, and he was urgently deported".
Many experts say that the Maidan blood was shed in Kiev not without Saakashvili's participation. Mikhail is always where it's hot, where it smells like a revolution, and where he can gain political points. The bloodier it is, the better, as Mr. Saakashvili has vast experience.
Pyotr Mamradze, head of the Strategy Management Institute: "He believes that the end justifies the means. Literally. One of his famous tasks was recorded once. Over the phone, he ordered his people to organized unrest and kill a woman, a pregnant woman specifically, as it's more effective. I know him personally and want to confirm that he can do anything. He can do absolutely anything".
Opposition member and deputy Pashinsky was entrusted to lead the Georgian Sonderkommando, according to witnesses, as well as the Maidan activist Parasyuk, who now became important figures in Ukrainian politics. It was through them that weapons were supplied to the Maidan, and it was they who order who to shoot at.
Yelena Boyko: "About the participation of Pashinsky, Parasuyk Senior and Parasyuk's brother... I know for sure that the weapons, more than 1,300 pieces of small arms, which were taken away after the night of fury, from February 18 into February 19 in Lvov, when the police and arms warehouses were robbed, it was these weapons that became available to Pashinsky".
Here's a simple example. A famous video shot near the Maidan. The protesting stop a car. There's a sniper rifle in the trunk. But in a minute, one of the back-then opposition members Sergey Pashinsky liberates the car from the tightly surrounding protestors. It might have been from this rifle that in a few hours not only tens of civilians but the Berkut member as well were killed.
Alexei Zhuravko, former people's deputy: "The US special services participated in this process. But it was directly performed by Saakashvili himself. He gave the order to his military, the military under his command performed this order. The military made this bloody plot directly for the Maidan. They were those who could get in charge of that, such as Parasyuk and Pashinsky".
So, Saakashvili's deportation to Poland on the eve of the hearing surprised no one. According to experts, he has nothing to lose. He could have said something unnecessary, so it's better if he's gone.
Stanislav Bernvald told about who shot at the Maidan.