Detentions began at the Deserter Fest

In Moscow, on Shkuleva Street at the Deserter Fest festival, where the police raided , arrests began. According to eyewitnesses, about thirty people were detained. They are currently being taken to the police station. Among the detainees were Left Bloc coordinator Vasily Kuzmin and activist Vladimir Zhuravlev, as well as the Brigadier group in full force - the police had just arrived before her performance.

Eyewitnesses report that people were detained with the use of physical force. Vasily Kuzmin was handcuffed. About thirty people were detained, the rest are blocked in the basement where the festival was held. Those present were accused of fighting. Eyewitnesses say there was no fight.