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UNCLAS STATE 002448 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PHUM UP
SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (KYIV 2020) 
 
REF: KYIV 2020 
 
 ¶1. (U) This cable responds to the action request in 
reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates 
nominated to attend the HIGH-LEVEL TRAINING: HL-19:3 AND 
MID-LEVEL TRAINING: MM-19:6, BOTH AT THE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE 
FOR STABILITY POLICE UNITS (COESPU) IN VICENZA, ITALY, 
BEGINNING ON 18 JANUARY 2010. 
 
¶2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the 
individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible 
derogatory information as of 01/11/2010.  Post is 
authorized to include the following individuals in 
USG-funded training: 
 
NAME:  MINKO, OLEKSANDER, VOLODYMYROVYCH 
DOB:  MAR/28/1978, POB:  CHERKASSY, UKRAINE 
POSITION:  INSTRUCTOR, ACADEMY OF INTERIOR TROOPS, MINISTRY 
OF THE 
INTERIOR (MIT), UKRAINE (UA) 
 
NAME:  CHETVERIKOV, ROBERT, GAVRYLOVYCH 
DOB:  JUN/20/1974, POB:  LVIV, UKRAINE 
POSITION:  COMPANY COMMANDER, DIPLOMATIC CORPS AND CONSULATE 
SECURITY, MIT, UA 
 
NAME:  TOMASHEVYCH, VOLODYMYR, VOLODYMYROVYCH 
DOB: JUN/21/1977, POB: BILA TSERKVA, KIEV REGION, UA 
POSITION:  CHIEF, SECTION OF PHYSICAL TRAINING, ACADEMY OF 
INTERIOR 
TROOPS, DIPLOMATIC CORPS AND CONSULATE SECURITY, IT, UA 
 
NAME:  SUTIAGIN, OLEG, OLEKSANDROVYCH 
DOB: NOV/19/1982, POB: BOGODUHOV, KHARKIV REGION, UA 
POSITION:  OFFICER OF LOGISTIC DEPARTMENT, GENERAL 
DEPARTMENT, IT, 
MIT, UA 
NAME:  KUHTIN, OLEKSANDER, OLEKSANDROVYCH 
DOB:  JUL/13/1985, POB:  KOMSOMOLSKE ZMIIVSKIY DISTRICT, 
KHARKIV 
REGION, UKRAINE 
POSITION:  DEPUTY SPECIAL COMPANY COMMANDER, SPECIAL FORCES 
UNIT, 
MIT, UA 
 
NAME:  RADVANSKYI, ANDRIY IVANOVYCH 
DOB: SEP/03/1986, POB: ZVENIGIRODKA, CHERKASSY REGION, UA 
POSITION:  DEPUTY CHIEF, OFFICE OF TRAINING SUPPORT, ACADEMY 
OF 
INTERIOR TROOPS, MIT, UA 
 
NAME:  TOVMA, IGOR, MYKOLAJOVICH 
DOB: MAY/04/1986, POB: KOTELVA, KOTELEVSKYI DISTRICT, UA 
POSITION:  COMPANY OF COMBAT AND LOGISTIC SUPPORT, ACADEMY OF 
INTERIOR TROOPS, MIT, UA 
 
NAME:  KANIVETS, MYKOLA, VIKTOROVYCH 
DOB:  MAY/31/1983, POB:  OKHTYRKA, SUMY REGION, UA 
POSITION:  DEPUTY COMPANY COMMANDER, SUPPORT UNIT, IT, MIT, UA 
 
NAME: ZHUCHENKO, YEGOR, SERGIYOVYCH 
DOB:  JAN/14/1987, POB: LUBOTYN, KHARKIV REGION 
POSITION: DEPUTY COMMANDER, PARTOL COMPANY, IT, MIT, UA 
 
¶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 individuals 
identified above, as of 01/11/2010. Post may cite this 
cable in response. 
 
¶4. (U) Note that if Post subsequently becomes aware of 
possible human rights violations by the individuals 
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