Blokadniki protest on Bankova street after the meeting on the Maidan. See the online broadcast
Sunday, February 19, near the Stele of Independence on the Maidan in Kiev was held a rally, organized by the OUN and soldiers of the volunteer battalions — the so-called Council in support of the blockade of trade with the uncontrolled territory of Donbass.
Near the Stele also people gathered to honor the memory of heroes of Heavenly hundred, so overall on the Maidan there were about a thousand uchasnikiv. It is reported by Ukrainian Pravda.
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The scene near the Stele was made by the deputies from the faction “Samopomich” semen Semenchenko, Yegor Sobolev, and independent Volodymyr Parasyuk.
According to the latest reports of journalists, hundreds of uchastnikov so-called Veche on Independence square came to the building of SE “national energy company “Ukrenergo” with firecrackers.
Participants of the action hold in hand posters with inscriptions “Support the trade blockade” and chanting slogans “Gang get out”. They also kindle items, like smoke bombs, heard explosions of firecrackers, whether from firecrackers. Building “Ukrenergo” is surrounded by militiamen.
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See the online stocks that occur in the center of Kiev.
UNIAN reported that on the corner of Institutska and Bankova brought together hundreds of people from public organizations and parties. At a rally near the presidential Administration they Petro Poroshenko put forward different requirements.
Some protesters shouted “Shame” and “impeach”, while others require you to legislate a trade blockade of the occupied territories of the Donbas, and others just stand with flags. As noted, the situation was calm. Near Bankova seen particular, people’s Deputy Yegor Sobolev.
We will remind, in Kiev on February 19 increased security measures. 6,5 thousands of law enforcement officers caught in connection with the mass actions devoted to third anniversary of the revolution of dignity and the commemoration of the fallen Heroes of the Heavenly hundred.