Opponents of cutting down an alley in the Levoberezhny district were detained in Moscow

In Moscow, the defender of the alley in the Levoberezhny district, Igor Smirnov, was detained. This was reported to OVD-Info by the detainee himself.

According to the police, they intend to "check the bases" of the detainee.

Smirnov is being taken to the Levoberezhny police department.

16:00 According to eyewitnesses, another eco-activist Vasily Kazakov was detained.

16:16 The environmental activists were taken to the police department.

17:46 Both eco-activists were released from the department without protocols.

We have changed the title due to clarification of information about the number of detainees

• Eco-activists in the Levoberezhny district have been protesting for several months against cutting down the birch alley between Festivalnaya and Belomorskaya streets. On May 16, construction equipment and the police arrived at the alley. Local residents gathered for a gathering to prevent the destruction of the green zone near their homes. Tree felling is carried out to lay communications to ensure the construction of the residential complex "Festival Park 2".