THREAD: Nine years ago today nearly 50 people were killed as Ukrainian far-right forces set fire to the Odessa Trade Union House building where hundreds of antiMaidan supporters had taken shelter.
Nobody has been held accountable despite the perpetrators being known from day one
Nobody has been held accountable despite the perpetrators being known from day one
The Ukrainian police were not passive bystanders - although they did nothing to help, they were filmed firing their guns into the trade union building.
Crowds below chanted “burn Colorado burn,” a reference to the pro-Russian colours of ribbons worn by some of the protesters.
Crowds below chanted “burn Colorado burn,” a reference to the pro-Russian colours of ribbons worn by some of the protesters.
As the fire tore through the building, the Ukrainian national anthem was sung by those gathered outside, taunting those trapped inside as they burned to death.
The Nazi-era slogan – Slava Ukraini – which is now used by Kiev’s western supporters was shouted as people were dying
The Nazi-era slogan – Slava Ukraini – which is now used by Kiev’s western supporters was shouted as people were dying
The Right Sector celebrated the deaths, describing the massacre as “yet another bright page in our fatherland’s history.”
It’s leader Dimitro Yarosh became a candidate for the Ukrainian presidency and later an MP.
He was never investigated by the authorities. He was not alone
It’s leader Dimitro Yarosh became a candidate for the Ukrainian presidency and later an MP.
He was never investigated by the authorities. He was not alone
Svoboda Party MP Irina Farion declared ‘Bravo Odessa…Let the devils burn in hell’
Fatherland Party MP Lesya Orobets celebrated the “liquidation” of the kolorady - a derogatory term for pro-Russians.
She accompanied her post with several photographs of headless corpses.
Fatherland Party MP Lesya Orobets celebrated the “liquidation” of the kolorady - a derogatory term for pro-Russians.
She accompanied her post with several photographs of headless corpses.
Aleksey Goncharenko, who took part in the Odessa protests was later elected to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
These are the so-called democrats supported by the West
These are the so-called democrats supported by the West
The UN has criticised Kiev for its unwillingness to carry out proper investigations into the massacre.
But perhaps unsurprisingly there has been a concerted effort to cover-up the truth by western powers who have tried to shift the blame onto Russia.
But perhaps unsurprisingly there has been a concerted effort to cover-up the truth by western powers who have tried to shift the blame onto Russia.
Petro Poroshenko, who was later to be installed as Ukrainian president, accused Russian provocateurs and supporters shipped in from Transnistria to foment violence.
He even accused Moscow of placing gas canisters in the building to increase the number of casualties.
He even accused Moscow of placing gas canisters in the building to increase the number of casualties.
Ukraine’s western backers have also colluded in order to downplay the role of far-right Ukrainian forces in the attack.
The Council of Europe’s International Advisory Panel described the events of May 2014 as “clashes,” as if both groups were equally responsible for the massacre
The Council of Europe’s International Advisory Panel described the events of May 2014 as “clashes,” as if both groups were equally responsible for the massacre
The British-based so-called Ukraine Solidarity Campaign - has also shamefully gone as far as to recycle claims that describing the Odessa attack as a massacre is “Russian propaganda,” blaming the victims for their own deaths.
Of course they cannot draw attention to the massacre, or admit who was responsible – to do so would blow a major hole in the narrative that there are no fascists or neo-Nazis in Ukraine, which they hail as a beacon of freedom and democracy.
The Ukrainian neo-Nazis - emboldened after the massacre - carried out another attack in the city just seven days later on Victory Day, shooting dead an unknown number of unarmed demonstrators, an incident not even reported on in the West.
Nine years on, the victims have largely been forgotten by the West, sacrificed as pawns in its proxy war against Russia and abandoned by those who claim to stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine.
Odessa was just one incident in an orgy of far-right violence unleashed in the wake of the western-backed Maidan coup.
Today the conflict continues, having escalated into a NATO proxy war against Russia.
But for those that lost loved ones, the struggle for justice continues.
Today the conflict continues, having escalated into a NATO proxy war against Russia.
But for those that lost loved ones, the struggle for justice continues.
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