Russia's Special Operation in Ukraine

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.
Sputnik
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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Mass riots in Odessa on May 2.

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Mass riots near the building of the Odessa Trade Unions House.

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Burning tents of Anti-Maidan activists on Kulikovo Pole Square near the Odessa Trade Unions House.

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Fire in the Odessa Trade Unions House.

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People climbed onto the cornice during a fire in the Odessa Trade Unions House.

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Fire in the Odessa Trade Unions House.

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Destruction of the tent camp of activists of the Anti-Maidan movement on Kulikovo Pole Square in Odessa.

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A woman cries back dropped by police troops guarding the burnt trade union building in Odessa, Ukraine, Saturday, May 3, 2014.

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Lists of those killed as a result of the tragic events in Odessa on May 2, 2014 near the Trade Unions House.

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Citizens lay flowers in memory of those killed in the fire in the Trade Unions House on Kulikovo Pole Square in Odessa.