The case of "Green"

The Case

The 11th year of the Russian-Ukrainian war: state bodies use data from Russian registers, and law enforcement officers do not stop trying to get even with the cyborg - the defender of the Donetsk airport.

In the Zhytomyr District Administrative Court, the consideration of the case of the Ukrainian (not by passport, but by deeds) soldier Leonid Chemodanov has begun. Judge Oksana Popova is faced with a choice between the rule of law and the rule of law for issuing a residence permit.  

On April 22, the Zhytomyr District Administrative Court ordered the State Migration Service to issue a residence permit to Leonid. This is not the end of the struggle for the rights of defenders of Ukraine, because the State Migration Service of Ukraine filed an appeal against the court's decision. Using information from Russian resources, the DMS wants to fundamentally deprive the person who has protected our state since 2014 of his rights.

They are trying to deprive the defender of Ukraine with the call sign "Green" of his temporary residence permit. At the request of the National Police, guided by information from Russian resources, the State Migration Service decides to cancel the volunteer's document.

 "Green" comes from the Pskov region of the Russian Federation. It has been more than 15 years since he moved to Ukraine and renounces his Russian citizenship. Active participant of the Revolution of Dignity. In 2014, he received a categorical refusal from the Zhytomyr Military Commissariat to serve in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and joined the ranks of the 5th separate battalion of the Ukrainian Volunteer Corps "Right Sector". In the hottest spots on the front, he shows his loyalty to Ukraine, in particular during the defense of Donetsk resorts. 

"I hate Putin's regime. I don't want this fool to come here. Ukraine and Russia are not just two different countries, but two different planets. And I consider Ukraine simply my Motherland. When hostilities began in the east, I decided to go to defend my Motherland. For me, returning to the Russian Federation is a threat to both freedom and life. In Russia, "Right Sector" is a terrorist organization. I will be arrested, imprisoned and killed in prison. This is a police state. Nothing has changed in it — from Stalin's to Putin's," — told Leonid. 

However, the Ukrainian volunteer stood at the throat of the law enforcement agencies of both Ukraine and the aggressor country. After the release of the film "Volunteers of God's Chota", the face of "Green" is becoming more and more popular and once again reminds the Russian regime of the existence of Leonid. In 2021, the Migration Police Department GUNP in Zhytomyr region, referring to information from Russian registers, concludes that Leonid Chemodanov is another person wanted by Russia. 

A few months before the full-scale invasion, the Zhytomyr Regional Prosecutor's Office is trying to extradite a volunteer at the request of Russia within the framework of International Police Cooperation. Thanks to public publicity, the prosecutor's office still accepts a resolution on the release of "Green" and the refusal of extradition due to the fact that he participated in the defense of Ukraine. After all, according to the criteria described in international law, Leonid, as a member of a voluntary armed formation, belonged to the number of combatants. 

The National Police of Ukraine believes "their colleagues" from the Russian Federation about Chemodanov's alleged crime on the territory of the Russian Federation. Then the State Migration Service refers to this, canceling the volunteer's permit.  

Despite pressure from state authorities and attempts to cancel documents based on information from Russian sources, court decisions should be based on Ukrainian legislation, which regulates the right to protection and support of our defenders, and not embody the interests of the Russian Federation through the instructions of law enforcement agencies.