“According to expert estimates, the number of participants in such events is decreasing. Today about 3.2 thousand people have gathered on the Lenin Square. The security of the actions is monitored by police officers, as well as doctors who may be needed in case of emergency assistance, ”the government said.
They added that over the past week, law enforcement officers "have recorded an increase in complaints from residents of houses along central streets" and motorists "about holding unauthorized events."
“At the same time, in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the regional authorities continue to urge people to refrain from participating in events with a large crowd of people,” the government said in a statement.
The authorities added that the Khabarovsk Territory in terms of the growth rate of new cases of coronavirus "is among the leaders among the Far Eastern regions."
On July 28, the Acting Governor of the Khabarovsk Territory Mikhail Degtyarev said that professional provocateurs from all over the country had joined the unauthorized rallies in Khabarovsk.
The Kremlin commented on the situation in Khabarovsk.