Here, people who came to demand punishment for the perpetrators of the death of children in the camp "Victoria", tried to break through to the session of the City Council. As a result of the brawl, 36 security forces were injured.
According to the General Directorate of the National Police of Odessa, due to the actions of some activists, 20 police officers and 16 employees of the National Guard of Ukraine applied for medical assistance. Police opened a criminal case on the fact of the conflict between protesters and law enforcers under the article of the Criminal Code of Ukraine Hooliganism.
However, in connection with the incident, the session was adjourned, and then the session was completely closed. A little while later, the police used gas and detained several activists.
Now the situation in the city is tense. Protesters resorted to hooliganism, some of them have pyrotechnics, some are aggressively tuned, they use fire-fighters.
Law enforcers monitor the situation and take measures to protect the order, - said the adviser to the head of the National Police in the Odessa region Ruslan Forostyak.
Recall that on the night of September 16 in the Odessa camp "Victoria" there was a large-scale fire. At that time in the building where the fire occurred, there were 42 children. Three of them died, two were hospitalized.
As reported URA-Inform, September 19, it became known that in connection with the fire in the "Victoria" from the posts of suspended three Odessa officials.