In Voronezh, the alleged organizer of a rally with Azerbaijani flags was arrested for two days, and seven participants in the rally were fined 10 thousand rubles. This was reported by the regional department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Kommersant .
The rally took place on July 19. A column of two dozen cars drove through the center of Voronezh, drivers honked and shouted “Azerbaijan,” Kommersant writes. Some protesters had Azerbaijani flags.
In July, clashes began on the border of Armenia and Azerbaijan, with the parties accusing each other of shelling and attacks. Soon, clashes between representatives of the two diasporas occurred in Moscow. The police opened criminal cases of hooliganism (Article 213 of the Criminal Code) and robbery (Article 162 of the Criminal Code).