Stones and smoke bombs thrown at pro-Ukraine demonstrators in Odessa
About a thousand activists gathered in Sobornaya Square with Ukrainian flags. Football fans also wanted to take part in the manifestation.
As soon as the demonstrators headed for Deribasovskaya Street, flash-bang grenades and smoke bombs were thrown at them, UNIAN reports. Stones were also thrown.
Information about shots and blasts near Sobornaya Square appeared later. Activists from both sides were throwing stones at one another. The police tried to separate them.
The number of victims has not been reported. Odessa Avtomaidan leader Evgeni Razvushkin received a serious eye injury. Traumatic guns were noticed on pro-Russia activists, journalists said. Judging by metal beads found in the streets, participants of the conflict are also using pneumatic weapons.
A person was killed at the intersection of Deribasovskaya and Preobrazhenskaya Streets, unofficial sources report. His photo has appeared in social networks.
Photo: UNIAN and social networks
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