10 Years of Massacre in Odessa: a Tragedy Whose Perpetrators Were Never Punished
10 Years of Massacre in Odessa: a Tragedy Whose Perpetrators Were Never Punished
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The clashes in the Ukrainian city of Odessa emerged as one of the most lethal incidents during the coup d'etat, or so-called Euromaidan, and anti-Euromaidan... 02.05.2024, Sputnik Africa
Thursday marks 10 years since a tragedy that happened in Odessa on May 2, 2014. On that day, Ukrainian nationalists locked anti-Euromaidan protesters, who opposed Euromaidan and the country's rapprochement with the European Union, in the Odessa Trade Unions House and set the building on fire, leaving people to burn alive.As a result, 48 people (40 men, seven women and a boy) died, and some 250 protesters were injured in clashes with the radicals, according to the United Nations.The investigation into what happened did not bring many results. Only one person has been charged with murder, according to the UN. As the organization noted, the reason for such a sluggish investigation is “a lack of political will” of the Ukrainian government.Vasyl Prozorov, a former lieutenant colonel of the Ukrainian Security Service told Sputnik that the massacre was carefully planned, citing a document obtained by him at the time of his service in the Counterterrorism Center that contained proposals on how to suppress those who disagreed with the new regime.Take a look at Sputnik Africa's gallery to see the tragic event.
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10 Years of Massacre in Odessa: a Tragedy Whose Perpetrators Were Never Punished
The clashes in the Ukrainian city of Odessa emerged as one of the most lethal incidents during the coup d'etat, or so-called Euromaidan, and anti-Euromaidan protests in Ukraine, which started in late 2013.
Thursday marks 10 years since a tragedy that happened in Odessa on May 2, 2014. On that day, Ukrainian nationalists locked anti-Euromaidan protesters, who opposed Euromaidan and the country's rapprochement with the European Union, in the Odessa Trade Unions House and set the building on fire, leaving people to burn alive.
As a result, 48 people (40 men, seven women and a boy) died, and some 250 protesters were injured in clashes with the radicals, according to the United Nations.
The investigation into what happened did not bring many results. Only one person has been charged with murder, according to the UN. As the organization noted, the reason for such a sluggish investigation is “a lack of political will” of the Ukrainian government.
Vasyl Prozorov, a former lieutenant colonel of the Ukrainian Security Service told Sputnik that the massacre was carefully planned, citing a document obtained by him at the time of his service in the Counterterrorism Center that contained proposals on how to suppress those who disagreed with the new regime.
Take a look at Sputnik Africa's gallery to see the tragic event.
