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The militia unit, nicknamed [[Ihor Kolomoyskyi|Kolomoyskyi's]] battalion,<ref name=WSJ2714/> is funded by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine and also through the charitable organization "Fund Dnipro-1".<ref>[http://links.org.au/node/3942 Ukraine’s fractures: Interview with Volodymyr Ishchenko in 'New Left Review'], (Ukrainian socialist Volodymyr Ishchenko is the founding editor in Ukraine of the journal ″Spilne″), ''New Left Review'', № 8, May–June 2014.</ref><ref>{{in lang|uk}} [http://uanews.dp.ua/other/2014/05/19/45215.html Всі бажаючі можуть допомогти батальйону «Дніпро» і Полку національного захисту], Dnipropetrovsk news, May 19, 2014.</ref><ref>[http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/press-release/206943.html Here are the payment requisites for sending funds for the battalion "Dnepr" and the Regiment of national protection needs], [[Interfax-Ukraine]] (28 May 2014)</ref> [[Ukrainian oligarch]] [[Ihor Kolomoyskyi]] (who was Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast during the 2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine) is believed to have spent $10 million to create the unit.<ref name="enjoys strong support from the local population" />
On 24 December 2014, Amnesty International reported that the unit was blocking humanitarian aid sent from Ukraine by another Ukrainian oligarch [[Rinat Akhmetov]] reaching the population in the separatist-controlled areas; over half the population in these areas depend on food aid. The reason the aid is being blocked by the Dnipro, [[Aidar battalion|Aidar]] and [[Donbas Battalion|Donbas]] battalions is that the battalions "believe food and clothing are ending up in the wrong hands and may be sold instead of being given as humanitarian aid."<ref name=Amesty24Dec14>[https://www.amnesty.org/en/news/eastern-ukraine-humanitarian-disaster-looms-food-aid-blocked-2014-12-23 Amnesty International], "Eastern Ukraine: Humanitarian disaster looms as food aid blocked", Amnesty International 24 December 2014.</ref> Denis Krivosheev, acting Director of Europe and Central Asia for Amnesty International, stated that "Using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare is a [[war crime]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/eastern-ukraine-humanitarian-disaster-looms-food-aid-blocked-2014-12-24 |title=Amnesty International {{
Commander of the unit [[Yuriy Bereza]] is since the [[2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election]] a member of the [[Ukrainian parliament]] for the [[People's Front (Ukraine)|People's Front]]; he was placed 10th on the party's election list.<ref>[https://archive.today/20141028093601/http://www.ukrinform.ua/eng/news/peoples_front_names_top_ten_candidates_in_elections_326097 People's Front names top ten candidates in elections], [[Ukrinform]] (September 15, 2014)</ref><ref name="allcountedCECIU81114">[http://utr.tv/eng/news-from-www-ukrinform-ua/327072-poroshenko_bloc_to_have_greatest_number_of_seats_in_parliament_327072.html Poroshenko Bloc to have greatest number of seats in parliament] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110000000/http://utr.tv/eng/news-from-www-ukrinform-ua/327072-poroshenko_bloc_to_have_greatest_number_of_seats_in_parliament_327072.html |date=November 10, 2014}}, [[Ukrainian Television and Radio]] (8 November 2014)<br />[http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/233404.html People's Front 0.33% ahead of Poroshenko Bloc with all ballots counted in Ukraine elections - CEC] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112000000/http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/233404.html |date=November 12, 2014}}, [[Interfax-Ukraine]] (8 November 2014)<br />[http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/233426.html Poroshenko Bloc to get 132 seats in parliament - CEC], [[Interfax-Ukraine]] (8 November 2014)</ref> Member of the unit [[Volodymyr Parasyuk]] was also elected into parliament during these elections by winning the electoral district of [[Yavoriv]] with 56.56% of the votes.<ref name=BtwVZP>{{in lang|uk}} [http://vibori2014.rbc.ua/ukr/okrug/lvovskaya-oblast/odnomandatny-122 Candidates and winner for the seat in constituency 122 in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105005658/http://vibori2014.rbc.ua/ukr/okrug/lvovskaya-oblast/odnomandatny-122 |date=2014-11-05}}, [[RBK Ukraine]]<br />{{in lang|uk}} [http://vibori2014.rbc.ua/ukr/person/parasyuk-vladimir-zinovevich Volodymyr Parasyuk very short bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20141210164319/http://vibori2014.rbc.ua/ukr/person/parasyuk-vladimir-zinovevich |date=2014-12-10}}, [[RBK Ukraine]]<br />[http://www.kyivpost.com/content/kyiv-post-plus/video-of-first-brawl-in-verkhovna-rada-becomes-a-youtube-hit-374217.html Video of first brawl in Verkhovna Rada becomes a YouTube hit], ''[[Kyiv Post]]'' (5 December 2014)</ref>
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