Outside of the city administration building in Odessa, Ukraine, on April 16, three older men who said they were from the local Communist party unfurled a red hammer and sickle flag to protest a national law banning symbols of the Soviet Union.
Nearby, police and local militia units were standing in a defensive ring around the city hall. Threats of a protest against upcoming city council votes had local law enforcement on edge, anticipating it could reignite the city’s simmering pro-Russian separatist movement.
When the Soviet flag was unfurled, the police immediately responded. And after a few minutes of protest, the …read more
Source: Newsweek
