Ukraine: US condemns Odessa violence as dozens die

[Igel]

69. Sure.

The pro-Russians were also throwing molotov cocktails on those below.

And remember the context to this: A "Ukraine unity" march was joined by soccer "ultras" and then a group came from the antiMaidan, armed, and after attacking them shot some of them. The police mostly stood by. They separated the groups, but when there was shooting the police stood there. The popular perception was that the police were defending the armed pro-Russian mob from the unarmed Ukrainian marchers/soccer ultras. In all fairness, something like 21 "peace officers" were hurt, between the two events.

You're portraying the response with a complete lack of context. The antiMaidan attacks and it's apparently just fine. That, too, was murder. Unprovoked, at that.



(Check out the nationality stats for the dead, if you want a further surprise.)

(There's also a claim that the Ukrainian "fascists" violated the Geneva agreement by allowing the Euromaidan "fascists" to keep their spot on the Maidan, and that it's horrible to allow such encampments. Only the Euromaidan is mentioned. Note that the antiMaidan that was "liquidated" after the first round of shootings by the mob is months old and also wasn't disposed of by the "fascists" but provokes no complaints from the self-avowed defenders of the Geneva agreement. There are other encampments like this in various cities in Ukraine. I think they should all have been disposed of, but one kind seems to entail that the other kind should exist. )