The Spanish police on Friday arrested eight people accused of having traveled to eastern Ukraine to fight alongside the pro-Russian separatists, reported AFP a source close to the investigation.
The Ministry of Interior announced the arrests carried out simultaneously in six regions. According to a source close to the case, “were pro-Russian” from “far left” who went to fight inspired by the International Brigades.
The men were arrested in Asturias (northern), Navarra (north), Texas (Northeast), Extremadura (west), Madrid and Murcia (southeast), the ministry said.
The detainees “have returned from Ukraine after participating in the conflict in the Donbass region, which is various crimes imputed to them, “Interior said in a statement.
These offenses may be” possession of weapons of war “,” cooperation or complicity in murder “and” violation of neutrality “of the Spanish State in this conflict, according to the source close to the case.
The detainees have posted videos on the Internet where displayed their weapons of war and displayed their involvement in the conflict, said the same source.
The operation continued on Friday morning with several records, the ministry said in a statement.
The International Brigades mobilized about 35,000 fighters to fight the forces of Francisco Franco during the Spanish Civil War ( 1936-1939).
In these militias, which are mainly volunteers joined socialist and communist ideology, some left-wing movements seem to have been inspired by Spain.
A web consulted by AFP, the Committee to support Ukraine Antifascista, called on his supporters to join the Ukrainian front to fight “the cancer of fascism” and identify the Kiev government.
The Ukrainian conflict has caused about 5,800 dead in ten months. This Friday, the Security Council United Nations celebrates an emergency meeting on the situation in the east of the country, it seems to improve slightly.
It will be the first meeting on Ukraine after on 17 . February to ratify the peace agreement signed in Minsk that country between Russia, France, Germany and the authorities in Kiev
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