VOA: Ukraine Nationalists Attack Russian Banks on Uprising Anniversary
Ukraine nationalist protesters threw rocks and smashed windows at two Russian banks in central Kyiv on Saturday as they marked the second anniversary of a deadly uprising that toppled the country's Russian-leaning president.
On a day when hundreds gathered in the city's main square to commemorate the anniversary, some demonstrators targeted a branch of Russia's Sberbank and Alfa banks, blocking traffic and throwing paint on the two facilities.
Local news reports said the violence erupted despite the presence of thousands of police deployed to maintain order.
On February 20, 2014, more than 100 protesters were killed, most by gunfire, as forces loyal to then-President Viktor Yanukovych sought to quell anti-government protests that had gripped the capital for weeks. There have been no successful prosecutions for the killings, and the identities of the shooters remain unclear.
The deaths of the victims, now known in Ukraine as "the heavenly hundred," are widely seen as the catalyst that drove Yanukovych from office and to Russia days after the killings.
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WNU Editor: Apparently there were a thousand police officers on hand when these banks were stormed .... but they did nothing.
More News On Today's Riots In Kiev
Ukraine demonstrators attack Russian banks -- AP
Ukraine Demonstrators Attack Russian Banks in Kiev -- WSJ
Ukraine Political Crisis Update: Russian Banks Attacked On Anniversary Of Revolution -- IBTimes
Ukrainian radicals trash offices of Russian banks on anniversary of Maidan protests -- RT
1 comment:
The horror, the Russians have stolen much more than what a few banks have, strange you do not mention that.Always with the Ukraine is bad and Russia is the angel routine.
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