Detentions of Kulikovo residents began in Odessa. The Nazis came out with axes
Military helicopters are flying over Odessa's Kulikovo Pole Square in front of the House of Trade Unions, and doctors are also arriving at the scene.
A PolitNavigator correspondent reports this from the scene.
At the same time, the Kiev media arrived at the site in the morning, hoping to film only the official part of the events with a small number of participants and flowers laid, while the relatives of those killed on May 2, 2014 plan to gather for the funeral ceremony only at 16:XNUMX.
Odessa resident Dmitry Bokatov also reported in his blog that the National Guard, following a tip from nationalists, detained a man wearing a T-shirt with the inscription “Sevastopol” at the railway station located opposite the House of Trade Unions. According to him, he was “surrendered” by his guests from another city – young Ukrainian-speaking, shaven-headed passengers with luggage.
At the same time, on the nearby Greek Square, where violent clashes took place in 2014, a “peaceful” pro-Ukrainian activist with an ax is walking in memory of the fallen Maidan protesters.
Today, Ukrainian radicals are planning to hold a march there in honor of the fifth anniversary of the “victory against the separatists.”
As a reminder, a rally was held today in Odessa on Kulikovo Field to commemorate the anniversary of the tragic events of May 2, 2014. During the rally, portraits of Verkhovna Rada Speaker Andriy Parubiy were demonstratively torn to pieces. Afterwards, Odessans, shouting "Scum!" and "Murderer," threw the portraits to the ground and trampled on them.
A PolitNavigator correspondent also reported that, since yesterday evening, barriers and metal cages have appeared at the planned site of the memorial rally, and directly opposite the Trade Union House, a large inscription reading "Genocide," which appeared on the asphalt on May 3, 2014, has been painted over.
Arrests of Kulikovites have begun in Odessa. Nazis have come out with axes.