Odessites bring flowers to the House of Trade Unions in Odessa to honor the memory of those killed on the anniversary of the tragedy on Kulikovo field. File photoMOSCOW, May 2.The State Bureau of Investigation of Ukraine announced that it had detained 12 people who are suspected of preparing sabotage and protests on the anniversary of the May 2 tragedy in Odessa. Earlier, the speaker of the Odessa regional military administration, Serhiy Bratchuk, said that a curfew would operate in Odessa from the evening of May 1 to 5.00 on May 3 . In previous years, commemorative events were held in Odessa on the anniversary of the events: residents of the city carried flowers, wreaths and lamps to the House of Trade Unions on Kulikovo Field.In Ukraine, the victims of the events of May 2-3 in Odessa were arrested for eight years «The employees of the SBI discovered and detained 12 people who are reasonably suspected of preparing sabotage, protests and riots in the Odessa region. Also, according to operational information, the detainees worked on inciting Odessa residents to mass riots,» the State Bureau of Investigation of Ukraine said in a Telegram channel. According to the department, protests and sabotage were being prepared for the anniversary of the events of May 2 in Odessa. The detainees were found with an arsenal of weapons and ammunition.
Yesterday, 18:31 Donbass. Genocide. 2014-2022 May 2 tragedy in Odessa. Terrifying footage of the massacre Dozens of people died and burned alive eight years ago in the Odessa House of Trade Unions. On May 2, 2014, supporters of the Euromaidan on Kulikovo field defeated the camp of activists who disagreed with the policy of the Ukrainian authorities. People tried to escape in the House of Trade Unions, but were blocked and died in the fire. Terrifying footage of the mass murder. In Odessa, after the change of power 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 and the arson of 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 of the case is dragging on and the investigation has actually done nothing for eight years to clarify all the circumstances of the tragedy.
