On 6 June 2015, Ukraine's second pride parade was held in Kyiv. The march was finished in less than half an hour.In Kyiv "Flight of equality" radicals wounded policeman. There is detained, Ukrayinska Pravda (6 June 2015) The number of police protection far outnumbered the pride participants. The venue for the march was only disclosed to the march's participants that had registered on its website. During the march, five policemen were injured in scuffles after unidentified people had attacked the rally with smoke bombs and stones.Ukraine police hurt at Kiev gay pride rally, BBC News (6 June 2015) One police officer was admitted to intensive care. Gerashchenko: Wounded in "Flight of equality" siloviki - on artificial respiration apparatus, Ukrayinska Pravda (6 June 2015) 25 anti-gay activists were arrested.At least 25 arrested for trying to violently break up gay rights march in Kyiv; five police officers injured, Kyiv Post (6 June 2015) Members of Parliament Svitlana Zalishchuk and Serhiy Leshchenko attended the march along with the Swedish Ambassador to Ukraine, Andreas von Beckerath, and other foreign diplomats.Anti-gay extremists violently break up gay pride march in Kyiv; several injured, many arrests, Kyiv Post (6 June 2015) The organizers urged the pride participants to disperse in small groups and not to use the Kyiv Metro. On 4 June 2015, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko had, as in the previous year, asked to cancel the pride citing "danger of provocations". Klitschko asked not to carry out "March of Equality" in Kyiv, Ukrayinska Pravda (4 June 2015) On the other hand, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko stated on 5 June 2015 that there was no reason to prevent the march. The President will not go to the gay parade, but is not against it, Ukrayinska Pravda (5 June 2015)
