Employees of the Security Service of Ukraine have conducted investigative actions (searches) at the leaders of the Communist Party in Kyiv and Kyiv region, during which the campaign materials with banned symbols of the communist totalitarian regime have been found.

"The investigation received information about involvement in the anti-state activities of representatives of the Communist Party of Ukraine. Special Service employees conducted a number of sanctioned searches in Kyiv and the region, in particular at the residence of the leaders of the Communist Party," the SBU press center said on Tuesday.

During the searches, law enforcement officers found propaganda materials with the banned symbolism of the communist totalitarian regime planned on the order of Russian curators on May 9 with the aim of destabilizing the socio-political situation in Ukraine and provoking power clashes between activists of socio-political groups.