Forty-eight people lost their lives in clashes between pro-unity supporters and pro-Russian backers and a fire in Odesa on May 2, 2014. Only hours later, Russia attempted to portray the mass riots and ensuing fire as a massacre, and that has continued regardless of several investigations, including one by the Council of Europe’s International Advisory Panel.It is no accident that many of the young men—both Ukrainian and Russian—who volunteered to fight for Kremlin-backed militants in the Donbas mentioned the events in Odesa as a catalyst. Russia is continuing to use lies about May 2, 2014, as a weapon in its …read more
Source: Atlantic Council
