Disinfo: Death squads used by Ukraine to burn protesters in Odessa in May, 2014

Summary

Death squads have been used by the repressive Ukrainian state to burn protesters in Odessa in May 2014.

Disproof

Recurrent pro-Kremlin narrative about the Odessa tragedy.

There is no evidence that the Ukrainian government was involved in the Odessa tragedy. No trial has yet established the responsibilities of the different actors before a court. A total of 5 cases on trials and 3 investigations are currently ongoing. Media reported about the tragedy in May 2014 : the BBC, the Guardian, the DW. A chronology of the events has been established (1 and 2) and a non partisan documentary film by Ukrainian Channel 7 has collected testimonies: May 2nd without Myth.

Regarding the investigation, United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine noted in its report in 2019: "Five years on, there has still not been any accountability for the killings of six and violent deaths of 42 individuals. Some of the criminal proceedings launched after the tragic events have stalled at the pre-trial investigation stage, while others did at the trial stage. This suggests a lack of genuine interest from the authorities to ensure justice for victims and accountability for perpetrators."

Read here a similar case claiming that the CIA and Victoria Nuland helped the Ukrainian secret service to orchestrate deaths of pro-Russian protestors in Odessa in May 2014 and that Ukrainian government and Maidan leaders are guilty of the May 2, 2014 Odesa tragedy

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  • Reported in: Issue 241
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 11/04/2021
  • Article language(s) Italian
  • Countries and/or Regions discussed in the disinformation: Ukraine
  • Keywords: Odessa tragedy, Odessa, Euromaidan, War in Ukraine
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Ukraine does not respect the Minsk agreements.

Apr 10, 2021
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Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative claiming that Kyiv does not adhere to the 2014 Minsk Agreements.

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Disinfo: Lithuanian authorities buy guns instead of vaccines

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The programmes of vaccination in Lithuania, as well as in the EU in general, are slow and ineffective. In this context, the decision to buy guns and old armed vehicles looks like a very irresponsible decision of Lithuanian authorities.

Apr 10, 2021
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A recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative attacking Lithuania in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Purchases of vaccines and military spending are not connected. Lithuania is not buying COVID-19 vaccines individually. The purchase of COVID-19 vaccines in the EU is centralised and is being implemented by the European Commission (EC). The EC has secured up to 2.6 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines so far and negotiations are underway for additional doses. Lithuania should get more than 7 million doses of vaccines (the population of Lithuania is 2.7 million people).