Reports further added that Alexander Shprygin, leader of the All-Russia Supporters Union was being evicted from France after the Marseille violence.
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Three of the 43 Russian supporters detained in France over the violence around the England-Russia Euro 2016 match will be tried Thursday, prosecutors told AFP.
Violence has marred the tournament so far, with unrest between England and Russian Federation fans before and during the two nations’ match in Marseille on Saturday.
Tear gas was sacked at England fans who were involved in running battles with Russians are they were accused of throwing flares and bangers at the English.
Russian officials have protested the detention and have criticized French policing.
Security forces fear the tournament could be a terrorist target, worries reinforced after the murder of two police officers near Paris this week by a Frenchman with links to the Islamic State jihadist group.
Police used pepper spray against an England fan who ran towards them, as fights appeared to break out among Three Lions supporters.
Seventeen people were arrested in Lille on Thursday – but police confirmed the evening passed without major incident.
While these types of clashes aren’t anything new at this year’s UEFA tournament, police say they’re mostly trying to control the crowd of drunks than a crowd who’s bent on causing violence.
Uefa, which has threatened to eject Russian Federation and England from the tournament if their fans persistently misbehave, released only a brief statement in which is said it “regrets the skirmishes which occurred in Lille last night”.
“UEFA regrets the skirmishes which occurred in Lille last night”, European soccer’s governing body said in a statement Thursday. England beat Wales 2-1 with a stoppage time goal from Daniel Sturridge. “This refers to both our fans … and foreign ones”.
“This is a bunch of good fans having a good time”.
French police “demanded that they get off the bus for document and identification checks”, Lavrov told parliament.
Additionally, police in Lyon said two fans suffered stab wounds in a fan zone there.
“It was a typical populist gesture, and you have to say that the fans took it as a sign of support from those in power”, said Natalia Yudina, whose Moscow-based Sova Center monitors racism in Russian society, including at sports events.
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The Russian supporters’ association said the supporters would be thrown out of France within five days.
