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Seventy-five people were detained on suspicion of taking part in mass riots on Hrushevskoho Street in downtown Kyiv as of Wednesday night, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry's press service has said.

According to earlier reports 50 people were taken to police stations from Hrushevskoho Street, of which 26 were detained.

A total of 26 people have been arrested by now.