03.05.2025, Rostov-on-Don.
Activists of the Essence of Time movement held a mourning event in Rostov-on-Don marking the eleven year since the tragedy at the Trade Unions House in Odessa, a Rossa Primavera News Agency‘s correspondent informed on May 2.
The commemorative event took place in the evening on Pushkinskaya Street. Stands with the names of the victims were set up at the venue, where anyone could come and light a candle in remembrance.
Aleksandr Ditskov © Rossa Primavera News Agency
Not only city residents but also compatriots who lived in Donetsk, Mariupol, and Lugansk in 2014 joined the event. Concerned citizens expressed sorrow for the victims of the tragedy that occurred in Odessa.
Aleksandr Ditskov © Rossa Primavera News Agency
“The tragedy in Odessa on May 2, 2014, became a turning point after which the residents of Donbass realized what awaited them under the power of the Kiev regime. They rose to fight against neo-Nazism and Banderites, defending their land, language, and future. Today, our warriors continue this struggle as part of the Special Military Operation,” said one of the event organizers to the correspondent.
Activists of the Essence of Time movement have held this memorial event annually since 2015; this year marked the 10th time.
The events of May 2, 2014, followed a state coup in Kiev in February 2014. Activists of the anti-Maidan resistance movement in Odessa set up a tent camp on Kulikovo Field. Soon after, a conflict broke out on Greek Square between the peaceful anti-Maidan activists and nationalist football fan groups known as “ultras.”
Aleksandr Ditskov © Rossa Primavera News Agency
Later, neo-Nazis from other cities and Odessa residents, with complete police inaction, drove the anti-Maidan activists into the Trade Unions House, blocked the exits, and set it on fire. Those trying to escape were killed, including with firearms. As a result of the tragedy, 48 people died and more than 250 were injured. This crime has not been investigated to this day.
