Kaputin group protests arrival of Night Wolves motorcycle club in Brno

A group of people carrying EU, NATO and Ukrainian flags and a large banner bearing the inscription "Welcome the delegates of the Russian Terrorist Federation" protested the arrival of bikers from Night Wolves MC Europe, a chapter of the Russian Night Wolves Motorcycle Club, in Brno on Saturday, the Czech News Agency reports.

The pro-Kremlin "biker gang", which has chapters in several European countries and elsewhere around the world, stopped at Brno's Central Cemetery on their annual ride through Europe around VE Day to lay wreaths at memorials to Red Army soldiers who died in World War II. The protest was organised by the Kaputin group, who regularly hold protests and demonstrations against groups and individuals deemed to be pro-Russian.

The Night Wolves Motorcycle Club has close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin and is often described as extremely nationalistic. The head of the organisation, Alexander Zaldostanov, is on the US and EU sanctions list for supporting the Russian annexation of Crimea. The group began their 10th annual "Victory Ride" in Michalovce, Slovakia, this year.