Translated by Ollie Richardson & Angelina Siard
01:13:18
10/09/2018
ruposters.ru
On September 9th unauthorised protest actions against changes to the pension system took place in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, and other Russian cities.
Despite the statements of oppositionists about the protest being peaceful, the participants committed a mass of offenses. There were also provokers who coordinated the attempts of the crowd to block off streets in Moscow, to demolish police fences, to “beat off” detentions, and other means to compel the authorities to resort to forceful methods of establishing order.
For example, in St. Petersburg unknown persons used smoke grenades, and in Moscow activists tried to construct a barricade using bags of construction garbage.
There were instances of frank attacks on the employees of OMON – the participants of uncoordinated actions not only verbally provoked police officers, but also threw bottles at them. This was recorded, in particular, on Theatre Square in Moscow – the employees of law enforcement bodies had to retreat behind fences.
Тут тоже мирный протест, онижедети, только вот детей @navalny не видно.
Ну ничего, придется за них другим, менее элитным детям пошить рукавицы, пока Даша Навальная учится в американской школе pic.twitter.com/7n2h9wLh9Y— Илья Ремесло (@iremeslo) September 9, 2018
Участники акций провоцировали полицию закидывая их бутылками pic.twitter.com/DP22Ojp3Yi
— Актуальная Политика (@Current_policy) September 9, 2018
In St. Petersburg matters reached the use of smoke grenades by protesters under the exclamations “Crush them!”, aimed at the police.
#СанктПетербург
А сейчас интересно! Люди берутся за руки, образуют живую стену и пока с опаской но идут вперед.Все кричат «Пробивай и дави их!»
ОМОН пока просто стоитhttps://t.co/12S4BBQ2n4 pic.twitter.com/gwxv0ueu1Q— Новая Газета (@novaya_gazeta) September 9, 2018
На акции в Петербурге кидают дымовые шашки pic.twitter.com/I9TBLa8bsN
— Телеканал Дождь (@tvrain) September 9, 2018
Протестующие в Петербурге прорвали кольцо ОМОНа и митингуют на Академика Лебедева. В полицию летят дымовые шашки https://t.co/Qn6OfgLKFP pic.twitter.com/MH97BujR2j
— Фонтанка. Новости (@fontanka_news) September 9, 2018
Certain oppositionists went for direct clashes with police officers.
И снова из жизни “онижедетей”, дурачок справа поднял себе с пола статью 318 УК РФ pic.twitter.com/Q0Uq3o528Q
— Илья Ремесло (@iremeslo) September 9, 2018
У Финского переулка настоящая бойня начинается: дерутся с ОМОНом, те прижали людей к стене pic.twitter.com/66W2ua387N
— Shteynertrussia (@shteynertrussia) September 9, 2018
Well-known politicians were even reached – at the action Vladimir Zhirinovsky first participated in a brawl, by hitting one of the protesters, and then he was knocked down.
Жириновского ударили по ногам и повалили на землюhttps://t.co/mw1U7VHj0J pic.twitter.com/0POXxTxqGZ
— Лента.ру (@lentaruofficial) September 9, 2018
The host of a live broadcast looked forward to when police officers started to detain protesters.
Despite the provocations, police officers managed to help those who fainted.
#СанктПетербург
Девушке стало плохо во время задержания. Потеряла сознание
[видео: Андрей Кусков]https://t.co/12S4BBQ2n4 pic.twitter.com/AwkXw2Wg4a— Новая Газета (@novaya_gazeta) September 9, 2018
In St. Petersburg a detained pensioner started to feel bad and was brought out of the police van. The crowd tried to beat off the police officers.
Задержанного в Петербурге пенсионера вывели из автозака, когда ему стало плохо. Протестующие решили нести его на руках до ближайшей больницы – “скорая” не могла проехать из-за перекрытых дорог, а на месте не было дежурных врачей pic.twitter.com/ec5rZ4mWYn
— Настоящее Время (@CurrentTimeTv) September 9, 2018
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in Moscow law enforcement bodies detained at least 10 protesters. In St. Petersburg, according to “Fontanka”, about 500 people were detained, and in Yekaterinburg, according to the estimates of the local media, 58 persons were detained. There were also detentions in other cities of Russia.
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