The Russians use their “thieves in law” to influence crime and, to a certain extent, control the processes of organized crime on the territory of Ukraine.
The head of the Department of Strategic Investigations of the National Police of Ukraine, Andrei Rubel, said that the Kremlin is trying to destabilize the situation in Ukrainian prisons using “criminal law.” This was reported by RBC-Ukraine.
According to him, Ukraine sees a tendency of the Russians to use their “thieves in law” to influence crime and, to a certain extent, control the processes of organized crime on the territory of Ukraine.
“Now we have enough tools to be one step ahead and prevent any attempts to undermine national security and destabilize the situation in the country,” said Rubel.
He said that at the beginning of the full invasion, the National Police carried out training in several regions of the country, where it became clear that through connections with criminals the situation in those territories could deteriorate.
“We monitor what is happening in the criminal world, and especially the actions of its “leaders”. For example, there is a “thief in law” – Zakhary Kalashov throughout the post-Soviet space, – ed.). In March 2024, he was released early from prison in the Russian Federation and planned to destabilize the situation in Ukrainian prisons – to support the Russian Federation, to speak in close connection with the Russian special services, because he is not get out of prison easily,” Rubel said.
The official added that through Kalashov the Russians want to influence Ukrainian prisons.
“We created small disturbances in the pre-trial detention centers, in the colonies we worked in advance, but it did not work – we have full control of this situation,” he said.
We remind you that the media wrote that three crime bosses from Russia were killed during the war in Ukraine. They lead criminal groups that, in particular, are involved in contract killings.
Source: korrespondent
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