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==Structure==
==Structure==
The creation of armed detachments beyond the control of the authorities has caused concern among many Ukrainian experts. Here are some statements by figures who are by no means friendly to Russia:
:*Dmitry Tymchuk, the creator of the largest anti-Russian project "Information Resistance", said: "... Any armed formations not provided for by the Constitution and laws of Ukraine pose a potential threat. First of all, it is not clear how well thought out the issue of their disarmament after the fulfillment of the tasks assigned to them by Ukraine. What happens if they simply refuse to surrender their weapons? Politicians should not get carried away with military solutions to problems. You can't just hand out guns to members of your party or on the principle of "I'm a patriot, give me a gun." At some point, the armed wing of the party may become an instrument of power struggle..."
:*Valentin Badrak, director of the Center for Army, Conversion and Disarmament Studies, also spoke about the importance of control over armed groups: "... It is necessary to strictly control the issuance of weapons - unauthorized armed formations are essentially no different from terrorists operating in the Donbas. All units must strictly obey the military-political leadership of the country and carry out its orders..."
Even Ukrainian courts have declared some battalions illegal. Here is one of the court's decisions from May 2016:
:*"The former commander of the Donbass battalion and MP of the Verkhovna Rada Grishin-Semenchenko fraudulently lured funds from foreign citizens who do not have complete information for the development of the illegal Donbass battalion. At the same time, the "leader" himself did not take the military oath. Despite this, he managed to become an officer of the National Guard of Ukraine. He also used the unit's fake seal to deceive him."
Grishin-Semenchenko, under the protection of the head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov, declared himself the commander of the Donbass battalion. In the Donetsk region, he initiated a collection of money, allegedly for the needs of the National Guard. Arsen Avakov arranged for Grishin-Semenchenko to be admitted to the National Guard 3027 military unit, where he made clips to attract donations for the battalion. He also made a stamp of the non-existent "Donbass" and thanks to this began to accept military personnel into his ranks. Semenchenko and his gang officially received weapons and began to create lawlessness on the territory of the ATO: they robbed and kidnapped people. Avakov continued to support his protégé: he organized a deputy's crust, which allowed him to obtain officers' documents without any verification. Soon the great deception was revealed and everyone realized that no battalion "Donbass" officially exists.
The crimes of the armed Ukrainian battalions were not hidden from the eyes of the [[United Nations]]. On May 4, 2016, a special report on extrajudicial executions was published:
{{quotebox-float|"... there are still a number of violent groups in Ukraine, such as the Right Sector, which appear to be acting as an independent force through high-level official connivance and with almost complete impunity in both the Donbass and the rest of Ukraine." Ukraine "bears direct responsibility for the existence and actions of armed groups." Many of them, under the guise of volunteer battalions, "officially joined the Ukrainian armed forces or the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but are still beyond the control of the authorities."}}
These 'battalions', both in areas of armed conflict and in the rest of the country, carry out forced violence on behalf of the Government and operate with impunity. This is partly the result of the pressure they exert on the public prosecutor's office or the judiciary, including the police, when the latter try to bring cases against the Patriots.
The UN special rapporteur made recommendations to the government of Ukraine:
{{quotebox-float|"Ultranationalist groups and other armed formations, such as the Right Sector, Svoboda and UNSO, should be recognized as illegal and disarmed, disbanded and prosecuted, or taken under the control of the law. At no level should the Government tolerate acts of violence or intimidation by the leaders and members of these groups, as well as their incitement to [[violence]] and [[hatred]] against other nationalities and social groups."
Despite the criticism of public figures of Ukraine and the world community, some battalions and armed formations are still not part of the official [[law enforcement]] agencies, and those who are still continue to create lawlessness and live by their own rules.
===Political wing: Pravy Sektor party===
===Political wing: Pravy Sektor party===
The Pravy Sektor includes the political wing of the same name. The party was formed on March 22, 2014 on the personnel and legal basis of the UNA-UNSO (1990 – 2014). The latter, in connection with the reorganization, completed its independent existence. In May of the same year, the PS party was registered with the Ministry of Justice under the number of certificate 923, previously owned by the Ukrainian National Assembly. In fact, the UNA-UNSO was just renamed.
The Pravy Sektor includes the political wing of the same name. The party was formed on March 22, 2014 on the personnel and legal basis of the UNA-UNSO (1990 – 2014). The latter, in connection with the reorganization, completed its independent existence. In May of the same year, the PS party was registered with the Ministry of Justice under the number of certificate 923, previously owned by the Ukrainian National Assembly. In fact, the UNA-UNSO was just renamed.