“During the action, the participants used gas cartridges and flares.
They did not react to the policemen's remark not to commit offenses, so the verbal skirmishes grew into clashes.
As a result, 27 police officers and soldiers of the National Guard received eye burns, ”the message on Facebook said.
According to the latest data, a total of 24 participants of the action were detained.
Earlier, the Kiev police said that a criminal case was opened on the fact of the clashes under the article on resistance to a representative of a law enforcement agency.