Fifteen policemen were injured as a result of clashes near the building of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in Kiev, caught two dozen offenders, said Advisor to the head of the Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine Anton Geraschenko.

" From the illegal actions of provocateurs received damage Fifteen police officers. Broken heads, broken arms, dislocated joints. As of currently detained 21 roughneck, who were throwing stones, breaking Windows, throwing firecrackers, attacked law enforcement officers, " wrote Gerashchenko on his page century.

according to him, the collision by the Verkhovna Rada, right now ended." The police used force within stipulated by legislative act, " Gerashchenko said.

The Parliament of Ukraine at a meeting on Tuesday refused to consider the draft law on the recognition of the activities of the Organization of Ukrainian nationalists - Ukrainian insurgent army " " the struggle for independence of Ukraine. Then the walls of the Parliament, which hosted the meeting, were launched collision. In the direction of police officers flew firecrackers and smoke bombs. The interior Ministry of Ukraine told that rallied about 8 thousand people. The Parliament speaker Oleksandr Turchynov was compelled to close the meeting.

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