In Nizhny Novgorod, police detained participants in an uncoordinated opposition rally held as part of the all-Russian “March of Millions.” reports this Interfax .

The arrests took place a few minutes before the start of the action - employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs warned those gathered about the illegality of the event and then began to detain them. According to eyewitnesses on Twitter, the police acted harshly.

About 15 people were detained. At the same time, about a hundred participants of the opposition rally still remain in the square. “Despite the arrests, people do not disperse. There are many pensioners who are very angry with the authorities,” wrote on Twitter. Twitter user @mryzhkov, who was at the rally,

It is also reported that one of the organizers of the action, Ekaterina Zaitseva, was hit hard on the head, after which she had to be taken away in an ambulance. According to one version, cited by Interfax with reference to The Other Russia, the blow was struck by an employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, according to another , some provocateurs started a fight in the crowd, after which riot police intervened.

On September 15, rallies within the framework of the opposition “March of Millions” are held in different cities of Russia. The largest rally was held in Moscow - according to various estimates, from 14 to 30 thousand people took part in it. Smaller protests took place in St. Petersburg, Vladivostok, Kemerovo, Tomsk, Chita and other cities.

Opposition rally participants detained in Nizhny Novgorod