Spokesman for Ukraine’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, Artem Shevchenko, reported that the self-proclaimed leader of the terrorist group “Luhansk People’s Republic” (LPR), Igor Plotnitsky, fled from the occupied Luhansk to Russia.
"According to my sources, the ringleader of Luhansk terrorists Igor ‘Plotva’ Plotnitsky fled to Russia. Spiders in a jar continue to devour each other," Shevchenko wrote on Facebook late Tuesday, November 21.
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However, Plotnitsky is not threatened with resignation, he is rather given a "last chance", the publication suggests.
The political crisis in the area is" the process of establishing a model of controlled management by Moscow," the source said, adding that the Kremlin has supported Kornet in the conflict, but that Plotnitsky will not be removed from power yet, according to another source close to the presidential administration.
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