A memorial service for Roman Bondarenko, who died after being beaten on the “square of changes”, is being held in the Minsk Church of the Resurrection of Christ.
Hundreds of people came to say goodbye to the young man. Local media publish footage of a column moving towards the temple on Gamarnik Street.
Bondarenko was beaten up during the conflict over the red and white ribbons hung by the opposition. Unidentified men tried to remove opposition symbols from the fence, the skirmish escalated into a fight. According to the media and the opposition, there was a provocation organized by “titushki” – civilian security officers or freelance employees of departments. Bondarenko, who received a severe injury, was detained, after some time he was hospitalized from the police station. The victim fell into a coma and died a few days later. The law enforcement agencies of Belarus later said that there was a conflict between two groups of ordinary residents, and also that Bondarenko was drunk. President Alexander Lukashenko said the same.
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