On the night of October 26-27, an attack was carried out on the Center of Public Youth Organizations of Volyn "Nasha Sprava," located in the city of Lutsk. After a preliminary "phone call" to the office to check whether anyone was inside, unknown attackers turned the office's double windows into a mass of glass shards. They threw large pieces of asphalt and brick with serious force. Within seconds, a car sped away from under the window. The presence of an organization volunteer in the office probably prevented the continuation of the pogrom, as happened in Uzhhorod, Lviv, and other cities of Ukraine. A window of the neighboring room was also broken - the Lutsk Youth Council, which is simultaneously the reception office of a deputy of the Lutsk City Council. The called operational team of the Lutsk City Department of the UMVS, in addition to directly inspecting the scene, showed considerable active interest in the political preferences of the organization's members and the sources of its funding. The wave of "settling of scores" with public organizations on the eve of elections causes serious concern. It is clear that ordinary criminals are not interested in public organizations. It is very transparent that there is a contract order. Who sets criminal tasks and hires thugs to deal with young people? There are great doubts that law enforcement agencies will provide an answer to this. Public organizations as subjects of civil society clearly do not fit into someone's plans for the further development of Ukraine. At least, if today's authorities are not replaced by a new generation of Ukrainian political elite. If further development continues in the given direction, we will not be surprised that what awaits us next is a situation similar to Belarus with the re-registration and total control of public organizations, or restricted movement, as in Turkmenistan. Then the Center for European Information will truly become superfluous. P.S. We inform all interested institutions that the office of the CPYO "Nasha Sprava" does not store and has never stored firearms, explosive devices, narcotic substances, or pornographic publications. If within the coming days any of the listed items is found in our office, we will consider this a continuation of the wave of provocations and reprisals against public organizations.
Reference The Center of Public Youth Organizations of Volyn "Nasha Sprava" unites 21 youth organizations. These organizations have very diverse orientations - among them are tourism, educational, and patriotic ones. Undoubtedly, all these people have different views on life, including the political situation. At the same time, as a single structure, we are an apolitical organization that advocates for the development of civil society, openness of state structures, and the general process of democratization. In addition, the office of the Center "Nasha Sprava" houses the first Center for European Information in Ukraine. Why do public organizations turn out to be superfluous to someone on the eve of elections? Or does someone dislike that young people want to change life in our state for the better? For now, there are more questions than answers.