One police officer was knocked unconscious and 40 others received chemical eye burns from gas on Tuesday in clashes between police and thousands of people protesting a government lockdown to fight the coronavirus, the interior ministry said.
Reuters: Ukraine says dozens of police hurt in clashes with lockdown protesters
Law enforcement officers block protesters during a rally of entrepreneurs and small businesses' owners to demand the cancellation of quarantine restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease, in Kiev on December 15, 2020. (Photo by GENYA SAVILOV / AFP)
