The court sentenced Yulia Tymoshenko to 7 years in prison

The situation on the streets of Kiev escalated even before it became known, what is the term given Tymoshenko.
The courthouse was surrounded by supporters of former prime minister, and its opponents. Here and there were minor scuffles breaking out with the police, the first detainees.
In anticipation of the sentence and possible riots in connection with law enforcement authorities have led to full combat readiness. On Tuesday morning, about a thousand supporters of Yulia Tymoshenko blocked the main street of Kiev Khreshchatyk column and reached from the metro station ...
Special Forces Soldiers ... The protesters stood near the entrance to the court and chant: ... As a result, the soldiers ...
According to ... Movement of Bogdan Khmelnitsky Street toward Downtown terminated due to the fact that the fighters ...
On both sides of Downtown has double cordon of the security forces, police officers are on duty and on buses. Total law and order near the courthouse, according to NEWSru. com, provides about a thousand police officers. According to those present at the scene of journalists, supporters of Tymoshenko's attempt to break through the cordon and enter the roadway, but they were quickly suppressed by the police.
The number of protesters continued to increase. As UNIAN reported in the press service of the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc, near the Cave of the court had already gathered about 10,000 supporters of Yulia Tymoshenko.
Supporters and opponents of former Prime Minister continued to chant various slogans. Opponents of Tymoshenko, located across the street from the courthouse, holding in his hand a black and white flags with the inscription ... Companions Tymoshenko stand along the Downtown, they had banners with the words, ...