Participants of the meeting of the Coordinating Council of the «Young Guard of United Russia» (MGER). Archival photoMOSCOW, May 2.More than 2,000 activists of the Young Guard of United Russia (MGER) and the Volunteer Company near the Ukrainian embassy paid tribute to the memory of those who died in the Odessa House of Trade Unions, according to the official Telegram channel of United Russia. «More than 2,000 activists of the MGER and the Volunteer Company at the Embassy of Ukraine paid tribute to the memory of those who died in the Odessa House of Trade Unions,» the message says.Services for the victims of the tragedy in Odessa were held in the cities of the Kherson regionIt is noted that the Ukrainian pianist Valentina Lisitsa performed classical works as part of the action in memory of the victims. «We have been holding this action every year since 2015. We come to the embassies and consulates of Ukraine, in the central squares of cities we lay out the word «Remember» from candles and lay flowers. We will ensure that all those responsible for the death of 48 people are punished.» words of the chairman of the MGER Anton Demidov in the Telegram channel of United Russia. In Odessa, after the coup d'état in Ukraine in 2014, anti-Maidan activists set up a tent camp on Kulikovo field as a sign of protest. On the afternoon of May 2, brawls began between anti-Maidan activists on the one hand and football ultras from Kharkov and Odessa, as well as Euromaidan participants, on the other. The fight ended with the destruction of the tent city, after which supporters of the coup d'état and nationalists set fire to the House of Trade Unions, in which representatives of the «anti-Maidan» took refuge. 48 people became victims of the tragedy that day, more than 250 were injured. International organizations have repeatedly pointed out to Kyiv the lack of progress in the investigation of the Odessa tragedy and demand that the Ukrainian authorities punish those responsible for the death of people. Meanwhile, the trial in the case is dragging on and the investigation has actually done nothing for eight years to clarify all the circumstances of the tragedy. in Odessa
