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UNCLAS STATE 115039 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PHUM PGOV UP
SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (KYIV 1849) 
 
REF: KYIV 1849 
 
 ¶1. (U) This cable responds to the action request in 
reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates 
nominated to attend the drive equipment mark21 training in 
sevastopol, ukraine on 11/09/2009 - 11/16/2009. 
 
¶2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the 
individual listed in reftel and possesses no credible 
derogatory information as of 11/04/2009.  Post is 
authorized to include the following individual in 
USG-funded training: 
 
 
NAME: KOVALCHUK, OLEKSANDR OLEKSANDROVYCH 
DOB: 05/20/82, POB: SEVASTOPOL, UKRAINE 
POSITION: GROUP CDR, DIVE UNIT, SEARCH AND RESCUE CENTER, 
NAVY, UAF 
 
NAME: POTAPOV, YEKHOR SERHIIOVYCH 
DOB: 04/26/86, POB: SEVASTOPOL, UKRAINE 
POSITION: DIVER, DIVE UNIT, SEARCH AND RESCUE CENTER, NAVY, 
UAF 
 
NAME: BYCHUK, SERHII VIKTOROVYCH 
DOB: 05/09/79, POB: SEVASTOPOL, UKRAINE 
POSITION: DIVER, DIVE UNIT, SEARCH AND RESCUE CENTER, NAVY, 
UAF 
 
NAME: TKACHUK, OLEKSANDR URIEVYCH 
DOB: 03/10/83, POB: BORSCHIV, UKRAINE 
POSITION: DIVER, DIVE UNIT, SEARCH AND RESCUE CENTER, NAVY, 
UAF 
 
NAME: SUKENIK, ANDRII VOLODYMYROVYCH 
DOB: 11/21/82, POB: GOROKHIVKA, UKRAINE 
POSITION: DIVER, DIVE UNIT, SEARCH AND RESCUE CENTER, NAVY, 
UAF 
 
NAME: TKACHENKO, MYKHAILO OLEKSANDROVYCH 
DOB: 11/01/90, POB: PISKY, UKRAINE 
POSITION: DIVER, DIVE UNIT, SEARCH AND RESCUE CENTER, NAVY, 
UAF 
 
NAME: CHERNOUS, OLEKSANDR IVANOVYCH 
DOB: 03/25/75, POB: SEVASTOPOL, UKRAINE 
POSITION: DEPUTY CDR, DIVE UNIT, SEARCH AND RESCUE CENTER, 
NAVY, 
UAF 
 
NAME: KOROTUN, OLEKSANDR MYKOLAEVYCH 
DOB: 02/14/76, POB: SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE 
POSITION: DIVER, DIVE UNIT, SEARCH AND RESCUE CENTER, NAVY, 
UAF 
 
NAME: NESTER, OLEKSII MYKOLAEVYCH 
DOB: 05/25/81, POB: SEVASTOPOL, UKRAINE 
POSITION: DIVER, DIVE UNIT, SEARCH AND RESCUE CENTER, NAVY, 
UAF 
 
NAME: SHUN'KO, SERHII MYKOLAEVYCH 
DOB: 06/20/75, POB: NIZHNOGIRSKYI, UKRAINE 
POSITION: DIVER, DIVE UNIT, SEARCH AND RESCUE CENTER, NAVY, 
UAF 
 
NAME: KARELSKYI, DMYTRO OLEKSANDROVYCH 
DOB: 01/10/81, POB: SEVASTOPOL, UKRAINE 
POSITION: DIVER, DIVE UNIT, SEARCH AND RESCUE CENTER, NAVY, 
UAF 
 
NAME: KLIMENKO, MAKSYM DMYTROVYCH 
DOB: 12/07/81, POB: SEVASTOPOL, UKRAINE 
POSITION: DIVER, DIVE UNIT, SEARCH AND RESCUE CENTER, NAVY, 
UAF 
 
NAME: MYKYTIUK, OLEKSANDR MYKOLAEVYCH 
DOB: 12/22/78, POB: YASTRUBTSHI, UKRAINE 
POSITION: DIVER, DIVE UNIT, SEARCH AND RESCUE CENTER, NAVY, 
UAF 
 
NAME: DEKHTA, VADYM URIEVYCH 
DOB: 04/20/49, POB: PYATUKHATKY, UKRAINE 
POSITION: DIVER, DIVE UNIT, SEARCH AND RESCUE CENTER, NAVY, 
UAF 
NAME: SERHIENKO, OLEKSANDR SERHIOVYCH 
DOB: 08/27/85, POB: KOVYAGY, UKRAINE 
POSITION: MEDIC, DIVE UNIT, SEARCH AND RESCUE CENTER, NAVY, 
UAF 
 
NAME: TRACH, MYKOLA IVANOVYCH 
DOB: 10/14/81, POB: SEVASTOPOL, UKRAINE 
POSITION: DIVER, DIVE UNIT, SEARCH AND RESCUE CENTER, NAVY, 
UAF 
 
NAME: DANILEVSKYA, VIKTORIYA VIKTORIVNA 
DOB: 11/23/86, POB: KYIV, UKRAINE 
POSITION: LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR, DIVE UNIT, SEARCH AND RESCUE 
CENTER, 
NAVY, UAF 
 
¶3. (U) Post is permitted to provide the following 
statement to authorized parties: Embassy verifies that the 
Department of State possesses no credible information of 
gross violations of human rights by the individual(s) 
identified above, as of 09/10/2009. Post may cite this 
cable in response. 
 
¶4. (U) Note that if Post subsequently becomes aware of 
possible human rights violations by the individual(s) 
listed above, Post should inform the Department and not 
proceed with training.  Post should refer to the Leahy 
Vetting guidance manual for additional assistance. 
CLINTON