Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ilya KivaMOSCOW, March 7Ukrainian MP Ilya Kiva said that the security forces of Ukraine had kidnapped political scientist and officer Yuriy Dudka. Earlier, Prosecutor General of Ukraine Irina Venediktova said that Kiva was suspected of treason, an attempt on territorial integrity, illegal handling of weapons, and soon he would be put on the international wanted list. Kiva previously criticized the current Ukrainian government. «Today, Ukrainian security service officers kidnapped an officer … A patriot who had the courage to tell the truth, defend his position without fear of criminal prosecution … I'm talking about Yuri Dudka. Political scientist. Patriot. Officer,» he said he is in a video message on Telegram. Earlier, Kiva congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on his birthday, calling him a strong leader, and wished him good health. The politician also used the phrase of Master Yoda from the Star Wars movie saga — «May the force be with you.» The video message caused a wide resonance in the Ukrainian society. The press service of the party of the mayor of Kyiv Vitaliy Klitschko «UDAR» reported that the case under the article «treason» was initiated against Kiva after his video message to Putin. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops, the civilian population is not in danger. With the support of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the DPR and LPR groups are developing an offensive. But the occupation of Ukraine is out of the question, the President of Russia emphasized.
