“Ukraine strongly condemns the violence against peaceful protesters,” a statement on the website of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said.

Also, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry condemned the detention of opposition representatives.

It is noted that Ukraine is watching with concern the situation around the protest actions in Russia.

Earlier, the representative of the Main Investigation Department (GSO) of the IC in Moscow, Yulia Ivanova, said that criminal cases were opened in the capital on the facts of illegal actions at an unauthorized action, including violence against law enforcement officers.