Ukraine Failing to Probe Pro-Russia Protester Deaths, Panel Says
- Killings occurred in May 2014 in Black Sea port of Odessa
- No charges brought after 18-month investigation, report finds
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Ukrainian authorities are failing to adequately investigate 48 deaths, including of 42 pro-Russian protesters, in the Black Sea port of Odessa in May 2014, according to an international panel set up by the Council of Europe.
The demonstrators clashed with football fans and participants in a pro-government rally as the military conflict in Ukraine’s easternmost regions erupted following Russia’s annexation of nearby Crimea. Most of the deaths occurred after a building in which the protesters had barricaded themselves was set on fire.