Oleksandr Muzychko
Oleksandr Ivanovych Muzychko (Ukrainian: Олександр Іванович Музичко, born 19 September 1962), also known under the nickname Sashko Bily (Сашко Білий), is a Ukrainian political[citation needed] activist, a leader[clarification needed][failed verification] of UNA-UNSO and coordinator of Right Sector in Western Ukraine.[1] He fought in the First Chechen War on Chechen side.
During the First Chechen War he led the UNA-UNSO "Viking" group. In 1997 he attempted to kill in Kiev one of the UNA-UNSO members. In 2003 Muzychko was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for racketeering and kidnapping.
Muzychko has vowed to fight “communists, Jews and Russians for as long as blood flows in my veins”, and is accused of forcing members of the regional parliament of Rivne to hold a session at gunpoint on 25 February 2014 after he brandished a Kalashnikov assault rifle.[2]
On 7 March 2014, ITAR-TASS reported that he is wanted by Russian authorities for war atrocities.[3]
References
- ^ "Координатор «Правого сектору» у Західній Україні – Олександр Музичко". zik.ua. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
- ^ "Blind eye turned to influence of far-right in Ukrainian crisis: critics". globalnews.ca. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
- ^ "Suspected Ukrainian gunman put on international wanted list". itar-tass.com. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
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