This is stated in a statement from the department on Telegram.

“According to the investigation, on January 28, 2024, the defendant, while near the entrance of one of the capital’s hotels located on Okhotny Ryad Street in Moscow, sprayed liquid


from a pepper spray in the faces of three police officers,” the statement says.

It is clarified that after using the spray he also pushed one of the police officers

Upon the fact of the attack, a criminal case was opened on the grounds of a crime under Part 1 of Art. 318 of the Criminal Code of Russia (use of violence against a representative of the authorities).

Earlier, the Moscow Investigative Committee announced the arrest of a man who attacked a police officer with a knife in the capital.