Poroshenko was met with shouts “murderer” and “fascist” in Odessa

ODESSА, April 10 /ТАSS/. President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenkо, who arrived in Odessa today to participate in the celebration of the 71st anniversary of the city’s liberation from German and Romanian occupants, was met by the cries “murderer” and “away with fascism”. They were chanted by hundreds of the city dwellers, who came with copies of the Victory Banner, red flags and anti-governmental slogans to the Alley of Glory and the monument to the Unknown Marine.

Presidential cortege arrived to the monument with the half-an-hour delay. In order to support the leader of Ukraine, who, accompanied by the officials of the city and the region, laid flowers to the memorial, adherers of Euromaidan in military unoforms came to the Alley. The alley was guarded by enforced tours of police, which did not let the people with flowers to approach the monument.

After the presidential cortege left, his supporters tried to snatch the copy of the red Victory Banner from the hands of the rallying people. Several brawls took place that eventually were supressed by the police.