LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (KYIV 1849)

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