The Ministry of Internal Affairs announced the number of detainees due to protests in Makhachkala

After the protests in Makhachkala, 201 people were detained. This was announced by the head of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the North Caucasus Federal District, Sergei Bachurin.

“For violations of public order, the police detained 201 citizens, administrative materials were compiled for 155 of them,” said Sergei Bachurin, as quoted by telegram channel “Ministry of Internal Affairs MEDIA”. Law enforcement officials identified the license plates of 204 vehicles in which the violators were traveling.

Earlier, pogroms took place at the Makhachkala airport, which were organized from telegram channels, including Ukrainian ones. Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Western countries were also involved in this.