In the center of Moscow, several LGBT activists were detained who were trying to hold a gay pride parade near the city hall. Several opponents of the gay parade were also detained, including the leader of the God's Will movement, Dmitry Enteo, who trampled on the LGBT flag.

According to photographer Filipp Kireev from the scene, Nikolai Alekseev, the organizer of the gay parade, along with two supporters, drove to Tverskaya Street on a quad bike and lit a fire. The police arrested them immediately. According to Kireev, Alekseev "got very badly in the face."

Participants of the gay parade and their opponents were seated in different paddy wagons. Kireev estimated the number of detainees at about 10 people. OVD-info counted about 20 detainees.

Members of the LGBT movement once again tried to coordinate the holding of a gay parade, but the Moscow authorities again refused. A gay parade in Moscow has never been coordinated: neither under Yuri Luzhkov, nor under Sergei Sobyanin. Nikolai Alekseev has won several cases against Russia in the European Court of Human Rights in connection with the ban on holding rallies.

LGBT activists with fire on an ATV were detained in the center of Moscow