The former commander of the interior military forces of the Interior Ministry of Ukraine, Stanyslav Shuliak, claims he was not notified of the introduction of an anti-terrorist operation (ATO) regime on February 18, 2014.

"I, as the head of the interior military forces, was not notified of the event either verbally or in writing," Shuliak said, asked whether he knew about the introduction of the ATO regime on February 18.

He said seven law enforcement officers were killed on February 18, including five internal troops servicemen and two from the Berkut special forces unit, while 84 were seriously injured, 26 of whom are interior troops servicemen.