In several cities, mass clashes between the ultra-right and people from the Caucasus were prevented

In addition to Moscow , on December 15, clashes between far-right youth and people from the Caucasus were expected in other Russian cities. However, all of them were stopped by police officers. In some cases, as in the capital, the events were preceded by various Internet provocations.

In St. Petersburg, on December 13 and 14, a message began to spread on social networks, saying that on December 15 there would be a clash between right-wing radicals and representatives of national diasporas on Sennaya Square. The author of the message allegedly tried to warn people about the danger in this way and even advised them not to appear in the area that day.

Directly on December 15, people from the Caucasus and right-wing radicals actually came to Sennaya Square. However, apart from two minor skirmishes, no clashes occurred - almost all those who came were detained by police officers, about 170 people in total.

A similar situation occurred in Rostov-on-Don . On December 14, a provocative message appeared on the Internet that “cars coming from the Caucasus were stopped in Rostov” and therefore the action of people from the Caucasus (in response to the events on Manezhnaya Square ) would take place here, and not in Moscow. Moreover, it was reported that the event would take place on Theater Square.

On December 15, mobilized youth from both camps took to the streets. During the day, information about fights began to appear on the Internet, which, however, was subsequently denied by the local police department. The police, who worked in intensive mode, detained all the “suspicious” young people, about 180 people in total. The following items were confiscated from the detainees: brass knuckles, a hunting knife, a Cossack whip with a lead tip, a bat and two hammers.

Another city where clashes between people from the Caucasus and the far right were expected on December 15 was Samara . A group of young people gathered near the Park House shopping center on Moskovskoye Highway and Leningradskaya Street, shouting xenophobic slogans. However, the action was interrupted by police officers, who dispersed the crowd, detaining the most active ones. In total, about 100 people were detained in the city.

In Perm, a few days before December 15, city residents began to receive ICQ messages containing neo-Nazi slogans and a call to come to a meeting of city residents on December 15, organized by the ultra-right. On the appointed day, most of the people who came to the site of the action were detained. No collisions were reported. Separately, it is worth noting that representatives of the DPNI arrived at the meeting, but they deny their involvement in sending xenophobic messages on ICQ.

In Belgorod, about 50 young people (age 18-20) gathered near the main entrance to the Salyut stadium. Many had stool legs with them. After this, the fans split up, some of them headed to Cathedral Square. Police patrol units, private security guards and an immediate response team were sent to the site. 11 people were taken to the city police department, including two minors. In relation to five young people, protocols were drawn up under Art. 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (disobedience to a lawful order of a police officer).

In total, on December 15, over 1,700 people were detained in Moscow and other cities of the country in connection with possible clashes, 1,300 of them in Moscow.

Sources

• Based on materials from Internet blogs
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