Collision near Verkhovna Rada: More than 20 detainees and wounded policemen. Photo report

Tuesday, October 14, 2014 - 15:41 (EEST) Section: Latest news

Law enforcers detained a group of protesters, involved in collisions near the Verkhovna Rada building.
Head of the Media Liaison Department of the Interior Ministry Main Department in the city of Kyiv Yulia Mustash told a Ukrinform correspondent.
“The detainees. Their exact number is being currently established,” she said.
At the same time, Adviser to the Interior Minister Anton Herashchenko announced on Facebook about the arrest of 21 offenders. According to him, 15 police officers are injured because of the actions of provocateurs.
Recall, mass actions of different political and social organizations took place at the parliament walls on Tuesday, during which the collision occurred. In particular, according to the police, the activists threw stones in the direction of law enforcement officials and used smoke bombs.