On Tuesday afternoon, December 15, during a protest action by entrepreneurs in the center of Kiev, clashes broke out between protesters and law enforcement officers.
Entrepreneurs, who demand from the authorities not to prohibit them from working during the January lockdown and not to introduce mandatory cash registers, have gone from the president’s office to the Maidan. There they stopped, the leader of the SaveFOP organization announced the installation of a tent camp.
“I urge everyone to take decisive action”, – he said.
A car with tents was parked nearby, the protesters began to unload them, but the police tried to interfere with them. They began to take away the tents and blocked access to the car. The protesters approached the car to unblock it, and a fight broke out. There were fewer law enforcement officers than protesters, so the unloading of tents for setting up the town continued.
However, later the police managed to take away the tents from the protesters. Security officials were pulled to the center of the capital. Police clashes with protesters continued. The police sprayed gas.