The Kyiv police promptly responds to all the conflicts related to the use of communist symbols, and conducts explanatory work regarding its ban. This was reported on the police website.
“The Kyiv police leadership encourages all participants of actions to observe the law and avoid provocations", - the report says.
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At the moment there are 3 reports about violations of the rule of law enrolled to the city police.
"For the current time we received only three appeals – one person suffered from the gas sprayed in the face, it’s a doctor’s appeal. And one old lady appealed - her portraits (people bring portraits of their veterans relatives) were taken away. So far, everything goes quietly ", -said the Kyiv police chief Andriy Kryschenko.
Earlier, police reported that three people were detained, one distributed provocative leaflets, other were armed with cold weapons, one detainee introduced himself as Russian journalist.