Ukraine Violence Spreads: At Least One Killed in Odessa Riots
Ukraine's tug-of-war between Russia and the West lurched to the central southern coastal city of Odessa on Friday, with around a thousand rival protesters involved in violent clashes in the city center.
A demonstration calling for the country's unity marched through the streets and was met by pro-Russian activists, Kiev-based UNIAN news agency and the Ukrainian online newspaper Ukrainskaya Pravda reported.
Riot police stepped in as the crowds threw flares and light bombs, and fired stones in slingshots. The English-language Kiev Post reported that one person had been killed in the clashes, showing a photograph of a body wrapped in the Ukrainian flag.
The Kiev Post said most of the pro-Russian group were fans of the local football team.
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More News On the Unrest in Odessa
Molotov cocktails in Ukraine’s Odessa as pro- and anti-Maidan rallies clash -- RT
Pro-Ukrainians, pro-Russians clash in Odessa -- Global Post/AFP
One man killed in clashes in Ukraine’s Odessa -- ITAR-TASS
Unrest in Ukraine: one person killed in Odessa clashes -- Voice of Russia
Clashes between Rival Rallies in Ukraine's Odessa Leave Ten Injured -- Novinite
Odessa: One Dead in Pro-Russia Separatist Attack on Ukrainian Unity Demo -- IBTimes
One man shot dead in clashes in Ukraine's Odessa-police -- Reuters
My Comment: In my more younger days I had wanted to move and live in Odessa (before the collapse of the Soviet Union) .... I love it's history, culture, climate, people, and (the wannabe sailor in me) being on the Black Sea. To see this type of sectarian violence .... something that was unthinkable a few years ago .... is a sad indication on how much the situation in Ukraine has deteriorated.
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