Several clashes between the patriots and the oplotovets occurred on 9 may. The instigator of the riots associated with the mayor of Kharkiv Gennadiy Kernes.

The First capital for the consideration of the judiciary transferred the case about the riots in the city on may 9. Among the defendants is a former member of the organization “Oplot” and the ex-guard of the civil wife of the mayor, reports “depot of Kharkiv”.

We are talking about Artem, shock, which actively participated in the clashes occurred during a flower-laying to the memorial of Glory in Kharkov. It should be noted that oplotovets, shock already came into the view of police he was suspected of involvement in the riots in Kharkov city Council on 20 June 2018. The suspected man got back in the summer of 2018. And in 2016, was convicted for assaulting a police officer, he got off with probation. And in 2015, the year went to sporting events in the occupied Donetsk, where he posed in a t-shirt “Stronghold DNR”.

According to reports, may 9, shock could be the instigator of attacks on Pro-Ukrainian activists, resulting in near the Memorial and a fight ensued. Police are investigating the circumstances of the incident.

We will remind, Gennady Kernes called for the abolition of de-communization in Kharkov and the demolition of the tents of ATO volunteers-OOS in the city centre.