The Russian Investigative Committee has declared Ukrainian Interior Minister

Arsen Avakov and Dnipropetrovsk regional administration head Ihor Kolomoisky

internationally wanted, Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin told

Interfax on Saturday.

“Investigative Committee investigators have issued a directive on declaring

Arsen Avakov and Ihor Kolomoisky wanted in a criminal case dealing with the use

of prohibited means and methods of warfare, aggravated murder, the obstruction

of professional activities of journalists, and abduction. This directive has

been forwarded to the Interior Ministry’s main criminal investigations

department. Avakov and Kolomoisky have been put on the international wanted list

valid on the territories of all Interpol member-states,” Markin said.