Two years since Odessa massacre
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One of the deadliest tragedies in the aftermath of the Ukrainian coup, took place on this day in 2014. 48 people were killed in violence that erupted in the port city of Odessa.
The Ukrainian city of Odessa is marking the anniversary of the killings of pro-Russian protesters in 2014. The site of the tragedy was closed in the morning over a bomb threat, as the EU reiterated calls to independently investigate the massacre.
Activists and relatives of the victims of the May 2 killings in Odessa were blocked by the police from attending the site of the atrocity on Monday morning. The square, which was already surrounded by fences and troops to prevent possible violence, was closed off over a telephone call claiming there was a bomb there.
Hours later the police reported it was a false alarm, but the cordon wasn’t lifted. Thwarted mourners started laying flowers outside of the fence as snipers deployed on rooftops of nearby buildings kept an eye on the situation.
At least 12 people were reportedly detained by the police for causing a disturbance. Mobile phone services were reportedly down in many parts of the city, possibly on orders from the police aimed to disrupt communication by potential troublemakers.
Tension is high in the city, with some 3,000 troops deployed to provide security. Kiev sent additional troops to Odessa, including 300 men from the notorious Azov battalion, which is known for having many right-wing and neo-Nazi people in its ranks.
“The interior ministry is prepared for possible provocations by separatists,” Deputy Interior Minister Zoryan Shkiryak wrote on Facebook. He added that the security troops would act “tough and resolutely.”
Last week, the official said the troops were ordered to shoot to kill if armed people are spotted on the streets. The statement was blasted by Odessa region governor Mikhail Saakashvili, who said no such order was given and that Shkiryak was out of line. The two men have long been at each other’s throats, exchanging several dismissive public remarks over the last few days.
The Odessa mayor asked the people not to show up in the center on Monday for security concerns. The city authorities did not organize their own event to mark the tragedy. The mayor himself is facing protests that have gone on for weeks. The people accuse him of corruption and ties to Russia.
Why won’t Odessa rise up on May 2nd? Part 1
Why won’t Odessa rise up on May 2nd? Part 2
The possibility of launching a mass-scale uprising in Odessa on May 2nd, 2016 is extremely low. the Kiev government is already no longer what it was two years ago, and the situation today is fundamentally different. With its disastrous economic course, official Kiev controls the situation quite well in a political and security sense. The uprising in Donbass began in the midst of Kiev’s uncertainty as to which actions to take and thanks to the presence of an enormous border with Russia which was crossed on one side by volunteers and on the other by women and children fleeing bombardments. There are none of these conditions in Odessa. Moreover, Kiev’s secret services have placed hundreds of thousands of “informers” in all potentially dangerous groups which, while pretending to be in opposition, are leaking information on the opposition to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the SBU.
As a result, the representatives of the backbone of the anti-fascist resistance in the south today:
are sitting in prison
have gone to Russia or Donbass
are identified and intimidated by the Kiev regime’s secret services
are disappointed by protest activism
are hiding and waiting for a fundamental change in the situation
were killed in the fire at the house of Trade Unions
Source: http://blogdogcicle.blogspot.com/2016/05/two-years-since-odessa-massacre.html
