There were about 200 people. As a result of the incident, five police officers were injured.

As reported in the Department of Communication of the police of the Rivne region, at the moment three of the attackers detained. At the same time, as explained by the deputy head of the Main Department of the National Police of the region, Alexander Panasyuk, a skirmish occurred in the Osov tract.

About one o'clock in the afternoon the police from the company of special purpose provided protection of forestry personnel. They, with the help of an excavator, buried pits and ditches formed as a result of illegal fishing.

At this time, they were surrounded by about 200 people who demanded to leave the territory, allow to extract amber and threatened with murder, in case of failure to fulfill their requirements.

At the same time, during the confrontation, the attackers in a rude manner resisted law enforcement officers, struck them with wooden sticks, damaged the car, cut trees, and blocked the exit from the forest, "Panasyuk said, adding that seven active participants in the riots could be detained at the scene. Three intruders were informed of suspicion of committing mass riots and detained, they are in a temporary detention facility.

On this fact, a pre-trial investigation was opened under articles Mass riots, Resistance to a representative of the law enforcement agency, Interference with the law enforcement agency and Threat or violence against a lawyer of the law enforcement body of the Criminal Code Of Ukraine.

For committed an attacker faces up to eight years in prison, noted in the police communication department.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, in Rivne, police officers detained a man who carried in his bag ten kilograms of amber. Law enforcers seized the sun stone, and the man was detained.