Explosion Reported Near Medvedchuk's Office in Kyiv. Police Deny It
About 20 people detained.
An explosion took place in Kyiv near the office of Viktor Medvedchuk, head of the political council of the Opposition Platform — For Life party. A video of the incident was published on Facebook by journalist Andriy Pavlovskyi.
As Babel reports, the action titled “OPZZh — Russian Collaborators” was held by members of the National Corps. They accused the party of “imposing the Russian narrative on Ukrainians through the media.” During the rally several scuffles broke out; at the end participants lit flares, after which a blast was heard and the area was enveloped in thick black smoke.
“We need to remind enemies on Heroes’ Day that they are enemies,” said Serhiy Tamarin, head of the Kyiv branch of the National Corps, in a comment to hromadske. He also added that the scuffle was started by security guards, of whom there were about 50.
Medvedchuk's press secretary Oleh Babanin, in turn, announced that a statement is being prepared and that there are injured people.
UPD: Kyiv police deny information about the explosion.
“Activists were burning flares near the building. Then there was a sound, probably caused by a mixture with paint. Several people were detained; we are clarifying the exact number. They have been taken to the Pechersk police station. Their actions will be given a legal assessment,” said Anna Strashok, representative of the Kyiv police communications department, in a comment to hromadske.
Police have no information about injured people, but “it is being checked.”
Pechersk district police station press officer Oksana Tyshchenko told hromadske that about 20 people had been brought to the district station.
“They were participants in the action. Their personal details are being established,” she noted.
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