May 9 in Ukraine: fights, bomb threats and ridiculous “parade” in Donetsk

Today Ukraine celebrated the 9th of may. Despite the increased attention of the national police and the national guard, without incident has not done. Was “hottest” in Kiev, which threw smoke bombs, while police detained about 30 people (about 50% of the total number in the country). So, when the column of participants of the action “Nobody is forgotten, nothing is forgotten” came to the monument of Glory, they were met by representatives of the Organization of Ukrainian nationalists (OUN) and other nationalist movements. Seeing the Red Banner of Victory, they snatched it to break apart.

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Another conflict erupted in the office of the OUN on the street Mazepa, the Windows of which were broadcast March of the UPA. Activists also chanted in megaphones “glory to the heroes” and “Poland on gillyaku”, throwing smoke bombs. The arrived militiamen have detained 24 people, their identity is now out. Security officials also note that major injuries no one got it.

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In addition, in the Arsenal area, the cops detained a man who tried to deploy a banner with the symbols in the style of the St. George ribbon.

KHARKOV

In Kharkov, several small clashes took place at the Memorial of Glory, where they traditionally lay flowers. Order on the territory of the memorial was guarded by police with dogs and mounted patrol.

“During the event between the present citizens have been several small skirmishes that were quickly stopped by police. There were no injuries, statements to the police no one asked. In General, gross violations of public order is not fixed”, – told the police.

One of the fights started because of the fact that the man came to lay flowers with the St. George ribbon. The police had to work hard and square Freedom a anonymous threatened to explode. The adjacent area (the section of the street Sumy) and the nearest subway station – “derzhprom” and “University” – had to be closed to passengers. Fortunately, the threat proved to be false.

ODESSA

Passions were running high on the city’s walk of Fame, where there were major clashes between supporters of different views. The conflict was mainly started ribbons or disputes on political issues. Police detained about 20 people among whom there was retired t-shirt with the inscription “USSR”, and the guy who attacked the former head of Odessa “Right sector”.

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DNEPR

In the river between them to sort things out supporters of one of the political forces and activists. The latter is not desired that the celebration took place under political flags and tried to block the convoy at the memorial of Glory. A fight ensued, several people were injured.

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DONETSK

In Donetsk held a parade in honor of may 9, which was headed by the Soviet T-34 tank. From conversations of the militants, who watched the parade, it became known that the expected passage of artillery “Hyacinth”, self-propelled mortars “Tulip” and the divisional self-propelled howitzers “Msta”. However, this technique the audience is not presented. Special attention was drawn to the leaders of the self-proclaimed “DNR”. Instead of portraits of loved ones they held photos of the victims Arsen Pavlov (Motorola) and Mikhail Tolstykh (Givi). Also, the “mark” of Russian singer Julia Chicherin that you were wearing a Soviet uniform.

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