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In reply to the discussion: Peskov: Russia cannot persuade self-defense forces in east Ukraine to disarm [View all]Tommy_Carcetti
(43,080 posts)What happened in Odessa was horrific, it was mob violence at its worst, and no one should have died.
But you frame it as though the Pro-Ukrainian side marched over unprovoked to the trade union building and burnt it down.
In fact, the day began with a peaceful pro-Ukrainian march, those protesters were attacked with sticks and rocks by the Pro-Russian side, the Pro-Ukrainian side started to throw sticks and rocks back at the Pro-Russians, and then the Pro-Russians started firing guns on the Pro-Ukrainians from the rooftops, killing several of them. After the police came up to disperse the situation, the Pro-Russians retreated to the trade union building and that's when the fire happened.
A horrible course of events. But it was escalated mob violence from both sides, not an unprovoked massacre as you claim.