The southern Ukrainian city of Odessa saw the biggest tragedy in its modern history two years ago, when 48 people were killed in mass disorders on May 2, 2014.
Unquiet situation
Shortly before the second anniversary of the tragedy, the situation in the city became tense.
On April 25, unknown assailants shelled from a grenade launcher the building of a bank, then an attack on a tent camp of those protesting against city mayor Gennady Trukhanov occurred. In a few days, unknown assailants opened fire from traumatic weapons on a passenger bus bound from Odessa to Kiev.
“The situation in Odessa now is even more dangerous than on May 1, 2014,” Vladimir Sarkisyan, a member of the ‘May 2 Group’, which is involved in an independent investigation of the tragedy, said. “Some politicians began speculating on the topic, and there are forces in the city interested in destabilization of the situation.”
Regional governor Mikhail Saakashvili warned President Pyotr Poroshenko of the danger of state collapse and called for deployment of national guard units to the region. Poroshenko instructed the police chief and the head of the national guard to deploy additional forces to Odessa to protect public order in the city.
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