Dozens of activists protested against the attack on the building of the Russian diplomatic mission in Kiev. They chanted the slogan: “Hands off our diplomats”. In the hands of the protesters were holding placards “Kiev junta got game”, “Ukraine — you’re sick. Wise up, what are you doing” and Russian flags. Shortly before the rally started, the police increased security measures at the building of the diplomatic mission.

The Embassy brought together about 150 people, they also shouted the slogan “Fascism will not pass”.

The action was a response to protests near the building of the Russian Embassy in Kyiv, which occurred on the night of March 6 and repeated in the afternoon on Sunday. At night the activists pelted the building of the diplomatic mission pyrotechnics and flares. In addition, a group of unidentified “in camouflage and balaclavas and armed with baseball bats attacked a parked near the Russian Embassy in Kiev cars”, resulting in three cars were damaged, told the press-Secretary of Embassy Oleg Grishin. It was later published video of this action, that it was held under the slogan “free Nadiya Savchenko”. In connection with the night attack the Russian Embassy in Ukraine sent the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry a note of protest.

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