Traffic on the road towards Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych's residence – Mezhyhirya – has been blocked off by the police, hromadske.tv has reported.

Earlier on Friday, a column of cars departed for Mezhyhirya.

Kyiv District Administrative Court issued a ban on holding any rallies in Novi Petrivtsi village (Vyshgorod district, Kyiv region), where the president's residence is located.