Russia-Ukraine War: Ukrainians have crowdfunded
millions of dollars for the capture of Igor Girkin, the 'butcher of Slovyansk'.
Ukraine offered $100,000 for capture of Russian Igor
Girkin also called the 'butcher of Slovyansk', a report said. Igor Girkin - who
also goes by the names Igor Strelkov and Runov - is a retired FSB colonel who
participated in the annexation of Crimea, Sky News reported.
Ukrainians have crowdfunded millions of dollars for
the capture of Igor Girkin who backed Russian separatists and is said to have
aided in the seizure of administrative buildings in Slovyansk and Donetsk in
2014.
Igor Girkin is also accused of involvement in the
downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) over the Donbas which killed 298
people.
Ukraine Today reported that Igor Girkin returned to
Russia in 2014 and has now been mobilised in the Russian army.
Ukraine's defence ministry set the bounty for Igor
Girkin who boasted that he had "pulled the trigger of war" in Ukraine
at $100,000, Newsweek reported.
"The main intelligence department of the
Ministry of Defense of Ukraine guarantees the payment of $100,000 for the
transfer of Igor Girkin (Strelkov) to Ukrainian captivity," Ukraine's
defence ministry said.
“It is known that one of the most famous Russian
terrorists has decided to renew his participation in the war against our
state,” it added.