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Pro-unity Ukrainians try to regain lost ground to pro-Russians in Odessa

2014-05-05 136 Dailymotion

Pro-unity Ukrainians gathered outside the police headquarters in Odessa late on Sunday evening to show their support for the city’s new police chief.<br /><br />Many said they were concerned at the breakdown of law and order.<br /><br />Ivan Katerinchuck promised to bring those responsible for the deaths of over 40 pro-Russian activists in a fire on Friday to justice, whatever their allegiance <br /><br />But the divisions within the city appear to be deepening. One <br />young demonstrator said he was there to protect people from the pro-Russian activists who want Odessa to join the Russian Federation.<br /><br />Pro-unity supporters appear to be increasing their own militancy as the uprising against the government in Kyiv spreads. <br /><br />Earlier pro-Russian activists had stormed a police station freeing nearly 70 of their number who had been detained following Friday’s deadly clashes.<br /><br />Chanting “we will not forgive” they broke down the gate to the compound.<br /><br />It’s thought police freed the detainees in a bid to calm the crowd.<br /><br />Moscow has accused Kyiv of engineering Friday’s violence.

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