Kherson. File photoKHERSON, May 15.The Security Service of Ukraine organized a riot in the Kherson detention center, which involved the escape of prisoners to destabilize the situation in the city, as well as to discredit the existing military-civilian administration, Igor Guryakov, acting head of the detention center, told RIA Novosti. Earlier, a source in the Russian law enforcement agency told RIA Novosti, that on Wednesday the prisoners in the remand prison in Kherson rioted and tried to escape to the city. The riots were suppressed by the joint efforts of the Ukrainian employees of the pre-trial detention center and the Russian military police. «This action was planned for a long time by the SBU employees. I repeatedly received tasks from my curator to destabilize the situation in the institution. I tried with all my might to prevent the situation. I can state this with full responsibility, because I have been an agent of the SBU since 2005. My call sign is Huron. The curator is Siplivy Andrey,» Guryakov said. head of the pre-trial detention center, on May 11, he received an order from his curator from the SBU to release all the prisoners from the cells, after which the situation escalated and began to get out of control — all the security personnel of the facility were deployed along the perimeter.
"After the convicts began to approach the main barrier, they were repeatedly demanded to stop their illegal actions and return to their cells. After they began to storm the checkpoint number 1, the security officers used weapons. First, there were shots upwards, then — to kill, as a result of which one prisoner died", — the Ukrainian officer gave the details of what happened.
According to Guryakov, after the situation began to get completely out of control, he decided to contact with the city's military commander and requested assistance.Kuznetsova urged the authorities of Kherson to concentrate on social tasks Within 10-15 minutes, employees of Russian law enforcement agencies arrived at the pre-trial detention center, after which they managed to suppress the riot, said acting. Guryakov stressed that the SBU officers put pressure on him of a “personal nature” to take part in organizing riots in the pre-trial detention center, pressure.” But after a riot broke out and he followed the instructions of the curators, it became clear to him what what is happening may end for the residents of Kherson. «The curators made it clear that this is necessary for the convicts to go out into the city and start rioting, in order to later blame Russia for this,» he explained. prisoners, including those convicted of grave and especially grave crimes.» Similar events were planned in other institutions. Not only in the pre-trial detention center, but also in other institutions,» Guryakov added. During a special operation to demilitarize Ukraine, the Russian military took control of the entire Kherson region in the south of the country and the Azov part of the Zaporozhye region. Military-civilian administrations were formed in the regions, broadcasting began Russian TV channels and radio, there is a restoration of trade ties with the Crimea.The Secretary of the General Council of «United Russia» Andrei Turchak earlier said that Russia has come to the Kherson region forever, there should be no doubt about this. And the head of the administration of the Kherson region Vladimir Saldo stressed that the region is already an integral part of a large family — the Russian Federation.