The mayor of Mukachevo is ready to involve the army in pacifying the Right Sector activists
Mukachevo Mayor Zoltan Lendel reported that 10 wounded people have already been admitted to Mukachevo Central Hospital (one of them, who was in critical condition after a head wound, died – Ed.), including five civilians. The special forces commander's hand was severed.
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"All law enforcement forces are on full alert," GalagovTV quotes Lendel as saying. "Those people who came to a peaceful city with weapons are criminals. They are surrounded, and a headquarters is in place, headed by the head of the Transcarpathian police. Today, an anti-terrorist operation is taking place in Transcarpathia , because the SBU has declared an anti-terrorist operation. I hope this conflict is contained and doesn't spread to the city center, because it's a weekend and there are a lot of people in the city relaxing," Zoltan Lendel told reporters.
According to him, Operation Interception has been declared on the Kyiv-Chop highway. "All operations have shifted toward the village of Lavky," the mayor clarified. "I hope the conflict there will be resolved. However, according to intelligence agencies, Right Sector fighters from the Lviv region are traveling to Mukachevo . I ask them to return and not go to Transcarpathia. We have one enemy today, and it's in eastern Ukraine, not in peaceful Mukachevo. I wouldn't want Right Sector representatives from other regions to come here and start a showdown, because that would have serious consequences. City residents have nothing to do with these events, and we want to live in peace," Lendel stated.
At the same time, the mayor of Mukachevo confirmed that, if necessary, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be involved in resolving the conflict.
The mayor of Mukachevo is ready to use the army to suppress the Right Sector.