Radio Svegot

Advisor to the Minister of Internal Affairs Anton Herashchenko said: the volunteers will receive a salary of 4300 UAH (in comparison – contract soldiers get 1505 UAH). “I understand that this does not satisfy everyone, but this is all the state can give at the moment. There is very little defence equipment now, but there will be enough weapons for everyone,” assures Herashcheko. According to the plan, the “Azov” battalion should include 400 people. The representatives don’t say how numerous it is at the moment. They explain: this is a military secret.

Regarding the money. At first, abotu a month ago, they actively voiced a figure of 15 thousand hryvnya for serving in the volunteer battalions. By my standards 15 thousand is excellent money, so I applied to these guys, to battalion *** (no, I will not go into any specific names, titles and locations). It turned out that 15 thousand is an advertising campaign. And in fact they are supposed to pay 5 thousand. And in actual fact, although they are supposed to, no-one has seen this money yet.

In addition, several weeks ago I went to Dnipropetrovsk to sign up to the “Dnipro” battalion. It turned out that they had very careful selection (at least that was the case at that time) and I was described on my military ticket as partially fit. Such a shame, turned out that fifteen years ago I shouldn’t have draft dodged, now it was a problem.

Lavrov’s mention of Kolomoysky, a Ukrainian oligarch with Israeli citizenship who is worth an estimated $6.3 billion according to Forbes, reveals the existence of a bank tycoon who continues to play an extraordinary role in turning the tide of war on behalf of the Kiev government. Of Jewish descent, Kolomoysky, who lives in Switzerland returned to Ukraine to accept appointment as Governor of the Dnipropetrovsk in March, 2014 in no small part to protect his investments and to benefit from bank ‘reform’ under the recently signed European Trade Association Agreement (ETAA). In Dnipropetrovsk, an area of heavy industry second only to the Donetsk province, Kolomoysky is known for his aggressive take-over of businesses using armed guards when necessary. The ETAA is essentially the same document that exiled President Yankovych refused to sign in February in opposition to acquiescing political control of Ukraine to the EU in return for complying with strict trade and austerity requirements.

Since April, Kolomoysky has reportedly spent more than $10 million to create the 2,000 battle-ready Dnipro Battalion (with 20,000 reserve troops) which is not limited to military engagement within the Dnipropetrovsk province. Considered a terrorist group by the Putin government for its role in the deadly arson attack in Odessa and the massacre of Mariupol civilians, Dnipro has also been cited as responsible for the shelling of Slovyansk, Kramatorsk and Donetsk which has driven 50,000 from their homes. Dnipro was also implicated in storming the Krasnoarmeick city hall in May to stop the balloting.

Ukraine authorities reportedly support other oligarch-funded militias like the Donbass and Azov Battalions, none of which are limited to their local regions, and a very interesting clandestine group referred to as the black men, all considered more reliable than the Ukrainian military.

Offering a $10,000 bounty for the capture of any pro-Russian separatist, former Presidential candidate and local member of Parliament Oleg Tsarev became a prime target after receiving a threatening phone call from Kolomoysky. Informed that a Jewish solider from the Dnipro Battalion had been killed in fighting and that members of the Jewish community had put a reward of one million dollars on his head, Tsarev withdrew from the Presidential race after being beaten by a mob in Kiev and after his home was burnt to the ground. Tsarev then moved his family to Moscow but has been sighted recently in Kramatorsk.

While the merging of Ukraine’s anti-semitic fascists and Israeli Zionists may appear to be a clash of contradictory interests but in reality represents a comfortably militant philosophic union on the benefits of war, Kolomoysky has said he will not be governed by Poroshenko, has challenged the Kiev government’s legitimacy, declared himself to be a ‘separatist’ and has promised to continue military operations until all the Moskal (Russians) are killed.

The first bounty of 10k$ have been paid in Donetsk. So skip egg hunting and go seperatist hunting instead.