A blast has been heard during the protests near the Verkhovna Rada after several shots had been fired, 112.Ukraine TV channel reported. Local police told RIA Novosti that the reason of the incident is being investigated.
At least 40 law enforcement officers and some 10 protesters were injured in the clashes, according to a RIA Novosti correspondent. Meanwhile, Ukrainian National Guard press service said in a statement that around 50 law enforcers were wounded, four of whom are in serious condition.
According to advisor to the Ukraine's Internal Minister Anton Gerashchenko, a grenade was thrown at law enforcers.
About 200 people protest outside the parliament's building calling on Ukrainian lawmakers not to change the Constitution.
A group of protesters outside Ukraine's parliament Verkhovna Rada attempted to storm the building earlier on Monday, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.
The angry demonstrators were stopped by law enforcers, who used tear gas against the crowd.
Decentralization is one of the key provisions of the Minsk agreements. The deal was signed back in February by representatives of Kiev and Donbass self-proclaimed republics and stipulates several measures on Ukrainian reconciliation.
In keeping with the provisions of the Minsk accords, reached in February 2015, President Poroshenko agreed to grant a special status to the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics.
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