Lin'ko Dmytro Volodymyrovych

"International Revolutionary," MP from Lyashko's Party

Dmytro Volodymyrovych Linko (born July 14, 1987, Kropyvnytskyi) is a People's Deputy of the VIII convocation from the Radical Party of Oleh Lyashko (No. 20 on the list), Deputy Head of the Kirovohrad Regional Council since December 2020. Graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (Geology, 2008; Jurisprudence, 2019). On November 1, 2018, he was included in the Russian Federation's sanctions list.

Revolutions in Egypt and Turkey—to the Ukrainian Parliament

In 2011, he went to Cairo to participate in the Egyptian revolution against Mubarak. In 2013, he took part in protests at Taksim Square in Istanbul against Erdogan. In 2010, he hid in India after being detained for attacking the office of pro-Russian MP Markov.

"Azov," "Shakhtarsk," and the "Holy Maria" Battalion

At the start of the 2014 aggression, he commanded the 5th company of the "Azov" battalion, then moved to "Shakhtarsk"—a unit led by Lyashko, which was disbanded in October 2014 due to looting. On the basis of "Shakhtarsk," Linko founded and led the "Holy Maria" battalion.

Fight with a Judge, Button-Pressing, and a Suspicious Declaration

In parliament, Linko attacked a judge of the Obolon District Court and spat on him; MP Melnychuk broke his nose after a live broadcast on NewsOne. CHESNO recorded button-pressing. Declaration: an apartment of his pensioner mother valued at 2.5 million UAH—with no clear source for such funds; a Toyota Camry declared at 170,000 UAH despite a market value of at least 365,000 UAH.