TFR instituted criminal cases "for the obstruction of the elections to the State Duma" in Ukraine

The Investigative Committee opened criminal cases "on the fact of an attack by Ukrainian radicals on the Russian embassy in Kyiv", where voting in the elections to the State Duma was held. This is stated in the message posted on the website of the TFR.

Cases were initiated under part 2 of Article 360 ​​of the Criminal Code (an attack on institutions that enjoy international protection) and on paragraphs "A, B" Part 2 of Article 141 and Article 329 of the Criminal Code (obstructing the free exercise by a citizen of their electoral rights, combined with the use of violence, a group of persons by prior conspiracy and abuse of the state flag of the Russian Federation).

According to the investigation, "on the night of September 16 to 17, an organized group of persons arrived at the Russian Embassy in Kyiv." "Among them were representatives of right -winging public organizations and associations. The attackers threw the territory of the diplomatic mission with smoke bombs and produced salvi from the battery of fireworks into the main building of the embassy of the Russian Federation. As a result of the property of the Russian Federation, material damage was caused," the report said.

"On September 18, 2016, representatives of the right -winging public organizations of Ukraine again came to the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Kyiv. The radicals blocked the entrance to foreign detachment, preventing Russian citizens who want to vote, go to the embassy. In addition, they publicly burned the flag of the Russian Federation brought with them," the press release of the Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee.

According to the investigation, "these crimes were committed by radicals in order to complicate international relations between Ukraine and Russia."

On the night of September 17, about 20 activists of C14 - the youth structure of the Freedom party - threw a smoke bomb into the territory of the Russian embassy in Kiev and fired at the building with firecrackers from a salute installation . Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman condemned the action, but regarded it as an insignificant episode. Meanwhile, the Russian Embassy sent a note to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, demanding to investigate the attack and ensure the safety of diplomatic mission.

On September 18, the Russian Embassy had shots between activists trying to block the diplomatic mission building in order to disrupt Russian citizens in the State Duma elections and the police. In the morning, before the arrival of activists, about 20 Russian citizens voted at the embassy. However, at about 11 hours, the Russian political emigrants who opposed the holding of the Duma elections in Ukraine and activists of Ukrainian nationalist organizations came to the building of the diplomatic mission. Political emigrants brought with them the poster "Death of Russia!", A gallows with a stuffed Vladimir Putin and the Russian flag. They threw the flag to the ground and wiped their legs on him.

Ukrainian nationalists tried to block the entrance to the embassy, ​​as well as demolish the fence installed around the diplomatic mission. However, the police cordoned off the object. Closer to noon, the situation calmed down, but then a Russian citizen appeared to the embassy, ​​who expectedly intended to vote. Activists beat him with their feet. A fight began between the protesters, the police and the Russians who came to the polls.

Nevertheless, the police provided those who wish to vote access to the embassy. By 15 o’clock about 100 citizens voted there.

Shortly before 18 o’clock, the demonstrators completed their action. The last thing they did was burned the flag of Russia.

On September 10, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko refused Russia to hold the Duma elections in his country. Later, the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine explained that voting "is impossible even in the premises of the diplomatic and consular services of the Russian Federation." The conditions of voting Kyiv called Russia's refusal to elections in the annexed Crimea and Sevastopol and the exclusion of Crimeans from the federal lists of candidates.