Relatives of those who died in the House of Trade Unions are seen walking past the police. The 2014 Odesa clashes were a series of conflicts between pro-Maidan and anti-Maidan demonstrators that occurred in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa in 2014, following the Revolution of Dignity, The violence intensified on May 2 when a pro-Maidan demonstration was attacked by anti-Maidan activists. In the ensuing clashes, the pro-Maidan demonstrators moved to dismantle an anti-Maidan tent camp in Kulykove Pole, causing groups of anti-Maidan activists to take refuge in the nearby Trade Unions House. P


Relatives of those who died in the House of Trade Unions are seen walking past the police. The 2014 Odesa clashes were a series of conflicts between pro-Maidan and anti-Maidan demonstrators that occurred in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa in 2014, following the Revolution of Dignity, The violence intensified on May 2 when a pro-Maidan demonstration was attacked by anti-Maidan activists. In the ensuing clashes, the pro-Maidan demonstrators moved to dismantle an anti-Maidan tent camp in Kulykove Pole, causing groups of anti-Maidan activists to take refuge in the nearby Trade Unions House. Pro-Maidan demonstrators attempted to storm the Trade Union House, which caught fire as the two sides threw petrol bombs at each other. The events resulted in the deaths of 48 people, 46 of whom were anti-Maidan of the victims died in the Trade Unions House fire, and 200 were injured.


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