I have collected these screenshots in the wake of the anniversary of the Odessa massacre of 2 May 2014…
The Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance does not shy from employing elements of historical invention in their work. It has to be remembered that the Odessan pro-Maidan crowd was unable to do anything about the Antimaidan protesters for many months, and the attack of 2 May was planned many weeks ahead and included help from other cities.
3 March 2014, peaceful Kulikovo protesters with batts have stormed the Odessa Regional Administration (ORA), beaten up people and burned the flags (the burning flag is that of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, a pro-fascist nationalist group). The flag near the ORA was taken down and replaced with “aqua fresh”, they have organised everything according to the Donetsk scenario but something did not go as planned…
By 2 May, the Antimaidan protests lost all momentum. Meanwhile, in Donetsk, the Ukrainian state has already collapsed. The 2 May attack was planned for months to serve as a warning to other pro-Russian, Antimaidan protesters. The Ukrainian military campaign in the Donbass was to be the second stage of the Maidan bloody response, and Crimea was to come third… but something did not go as planned…
Insomniac Resurrected 