Vandals forced Russian liberals to abandon a memorial service for those killed in Ukraine’s pro-European Maidan revolution on the second anniversary of the protests, Radio Free Europe reports.
Demonstrations against the pro-Russian government in Kiev and other Ukrainian cities resulted in 130 deaths. The violence peaked on February 20, when 50 protesters were shot by alleged snipers, in what has become known as the Maidan Massacre. An investigation into the deaths is yet to provide a conclusive verdict on who fired at the protesters. The events were seen by many as a tipping point for the revolution that lead to …read more
Source: Newsweek
