Ten police officers injured while unblocking Kyiv central streets - ministry

Ten servicemen of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry Forces were injured by the protesters while unblocking the central streets of Kyiv.

"As of 0400 we have information about the injuries of ten servicemen of the Interior Ministry Forces," the Ukrainian Interior Ministry's press service said.

The demonstrators "led by opposition deputies are resisting personnel of the State Emergency Service and utility workers who are enforcing the court order to unblock the center of the capital city," the report said.

The deputies and their assistants are hindering the traffic of utility vehicles with their cars parked to block the Kyiv central streets, the press service said.

"Armed confrontations between the protesters and the police go on. Police officers are being hit and their individual protection means (shields, protective helmets and others) are being snatched from them," the report said.