The Russian Guard declined to answer whether Kusyuk is indeed one of their employees now. In Ukraine, Kusyuk served as a colonel in the now-dispanded Berkut special police force and directed the violent dispersal of a peaceful protest on the night of 29-30 November 2013. The brutality of the Berkut police who beat up students in central Kyiv caused indignation throughout Ukraine, and a day after, up to a million protesters gathered in Kyiv's center.Ran into Tovarishch Polkovnik yesterday) pic.twitter.com/jNR1EIwNus
— Oksana Boyko (@OksanaBoyko_RT) June 13, 2017

Moscow's new city crest? Mass arrests at latest round of anti-Putin protests inspire new series of online memes poking fun at the Kremlin pic.twitter.com/awvWeU2GNe
— Business Ukraine mag (@Biz_Ukraine_Mag) June 13, 2017

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