A criminal inquiry has been launched into the police casualties incurred in the line of duty, the Ukrainian National Police said in a report.

The inquiry was launched in accordance with Article 345 of the Ukrainian Criminal Code (threat to or violence against a police officer).

Two officers suffered injuries in clashes between the police and protesters in the center of Kyiv on Sunday evening, and one of them, a patrolwoman, had her fingers broken.

The situation on Independence Square in the Kyiv center has stabilized since then.

Parliament deputy Yehor Sobolev told Hromadske.ua he had tried to stop the brawl between the protesters and the police and reported casualties.

Hromadske.ua said that Sobolev had also used force against a policeman.