Thousands of people attended a gay pride parade in Ukraine's capital amid tight security Sunday. Much of downtown Kiev was cordoned off and about 5,000 police officers were on duty for the gay pride march, which has traditionally been a focal point for attacks by ultranationalists. The ultranationalist group Right Sector had warned the day before that their supporters would ensure the parade ended in a "bloodbath." Previous gay pride rallies in Ukraine have ended in violence. In 2015, a gay pride march was called off when right-wing activists pelted participants with smoke grenades.

Source: ABC News June 18, 2017 10:10 UTC