Curfew in Ukraine will not be canceled on New Year’s Eve, violators will be detained, the press secretary of the head of the National Police, Maryana Reva, said.
“People should understand that no matter what day we have – holiday or non-holiday – there are certain curfew requirements. Police officers will check individuals, check their documents, take them to police departments to identify or verify that person,” she said on the telethon.
Reva stressed that those who go out on New Year’s Eve could be prosecuted for violating the curfew.
She also noted that pyrotechnics and their sale, their use in almost all the territory of Ukraine is expressly prohibited and the police will respond to such cases.
A curfew is introduced in Kyiv for a day and a half from 20:00 on March 15 to 07:00 on March 17, mayor of the capital Vitali Klitschko said.
“From 20:00 on March 15 to 07:00 on March 17 is a curfew in Kyiv,” Klitschko wrote on his Telegram channel.
The mayor stressed that at the moment there is a difficult and dangerous moment in the capital.
“Prohibition of movement around the city without special passes. You can only go out to reach the shelter. The curfew will be in effect until 07:00 am on March 17,” he stressed.
The mayor asked all the people of Kyiv to prepare for the fact that they will have to stay at home for two days or, on an alarm signal, in a shelter.
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