From the 18th to the 21st of february and the two months preceding it the ukrainian people had initiated the revolution of dignity. In the early morning, titushky shot two protesters, killing one. Oct 06, 2014 maidan massacre is an investigative documentary into the shootings which occurred on february 20th, 2014, when nearly 50 people were gunned down on the streets of kievs independence square. Mar 04, 2014 a woman holding red carnations mourns near a homage to victims of the february clashes between antigovernment protestors and riot police at a barricade on independence square in central kiev on 3. Maidan definition and meaning collins english dictionary. Ivan katchanovski from ottawa university at the annual meeting of american political science association in san francisco, september 3 6, 2015. The mass killings were the tipping point of the 2014 maidan protest, escalating the already violent confrontation into an armed coup. Snipers massacre on the maidan in ukraine paperlibre. Borislav bereza the main mistakes made by the ukrainian president, which in sum may lead to a catastrophe within the country the presidents communication with his people is more and more reminiscent of the communication scheme his predecessor had used. The massacre of the protesters and the police during the euromaidan mass protests on february 1820, 2014 in ukraine contributed to the overthrow of the ukrainian government and ultimately to a start of the civil war in donbas, russian military interventions in crimea and donbas, the annexation of crimea and an international conflict between the west and russia. The massacre was the result of a massive three month long protest against the. The massacre triggered the collapse of ukraines prorussian government, prompting moscow to.
Oct 29, 2014 the snipers massacre on the maidan in ukraine by ivan katchanovski, ph. Ukraine accuses russia over maidan 2014 killings bbc news. The untold story of the maidan massacre by gabriel gatehouse bbc news continue reading the main story. The current ukrainian government, which came to power after an election in the wake of the violence, accused three police officers of being behind the majority of the killings. Bombshell revelations in italian television documentary of. On february 1820 th there was a major escalation of the violence, ending in a massacre on the 20 th. It has been revised and updated twice, first in february 2015 and now in september 2015. On the 20th february 2014 a series of events unfolded in ukraine that would change the face of political relations in europe.
List of people killed during the 2014 ukrainian revolution. Police officers stormed the main protest camp on maidan nezalezhnosti and. Ukraine activists lament betrayal of kievs maidan as. Maidan massacre is an investigative documentary into the shootings which.
The snipers massacre on the maidan in ukraine by ivan. December 12th, 2014 not yet rated 2 hr 11 min plot summary. Posts about maidan massacre written by clarityofsignal. Two pro maidan and four anti maidan activists were killed by gunfire during the clashes in the streets. The ukrainian revolution of 2014 also known as the euromaidan revolution or ukrainian revolution of dignity. Maidan massacre is an investigative documentary into the shootings which occurred on february 20th, 2014, when nearly 50 people were gunned down on the streets of kievs independence square. On february 1820 th 2014 there was a major escalation of the violence on kievs maidan, ending in a massacre on the 20 th and ultimately in the overthrow of ukrainian president viktor yanuykovych.
After all, during the last three decades, more than 40 countries have. The massacre of several dozen maidan protesters on february 20, 2014 was a turning point in ukrainian politics and a tipping point in the escalating conflict between the west and russia over ukraine. Maidan massacre is an investigative documentary into the shootings which occurred on february 20th, 2014, when nearly 50 people were gunned down on the. My entire two and a half years of compiled research on the warcrimes of the ukrainian nazis now surpasses 5 million views. Vlad was one of the most active participants in the odessa anti maidan movement from the beginning, and was in the house of trade unions on may 2, 2014. The massacre of almost 50 maidan protesters on february 20, 2014 was a turning point in ukrainian politics and a tipping point in the conflict between the west and russia over ukraine. Late last year, mykola dulsky, who was a member of the radical nationalist organization white hammer during the maidan, accused pashinsky, parubiy and avakov directly of coordinating the maidan. The mass killing of the protesters and the mass shooting of the police that. The massacre at maidan, therefore, is revealed to be a carefully planned military operation organised in detail, with teams of snipers brought in from various nato allied countries, unknown to each other, but organised on arrival, given orders and assignments and each sniper team being assigned spotters to help in their deadly work.
The massacre of almost 50 maidan protesters on february 20, 2014 was a turning point in ukrainian politics and a tipping point in. Women of maidan tells the story of the womens lifesupporting force, unity, courage and sacrifice during the 202014 ukrainian revolution of dignity. A day of bloodshed on kievs main square, nearly a year ago, marked the end of a winter of. May 08, 2016 maidan massacre is an investigative documentary into the shootings which occurred on february 20th, 2014, when nearly 50 people were gunned down on the streets of kievs independence square. Aug 07, 2014 ukraine activists lament betrayal of kievs maidan as war rages in the east. Maidan is a portrait of a people, a place and a moment rather than a dissertation on its context or implications. The real ukrainian snipers massacre, 20 february 2014. This chapter presents a summary of analysis, evidence, and findings. In kiev, ukraine, activists launch a movement in maidan nezalezhnosti independence square that ultimately overthrows. Maidan area of kyiv in ukraine on february 20, 2014 katchanovski, 2015.
This six minutelong online video appendix shows shootings of maidan protesters from maidan controlled buildings and areas during the maidan massacre in kyiv in ukraine on february 20, 2014 and a. During a press conference on 3 april 2014, ukraines new interior minister, chief. And she died not in february of 2014, but in february of 1921. Every february, when it comes to remembering all those fallen on kyivs main square in what now is called the maidan massacre of 2014, i often keep thinking of maro makashvili. On the same day, a dead body of another euromaidan activist was found on the outskirts of the city. From acclaimed filmmaker sergei loznitsa, maidan chronicles the civil uprising that toppled the government of ukrainian president victor yanukovich and has since developed into an international.
Unsolved maidan massacre casts shadow over ukraine atlantic. The ukrainian revolution of 2014 took place in ukraine in february 2014, when a series of. Not many people know that four years ago the investigation commission of the verkhovna rada almost already came to conclusions about who provoked the massacre on maidan on february 20th, 2014. On 20 february 2014, more than 50 antigovernment protesters were shot dead in kievs maidan square. As ukraine marks the sixth anniversary of the maidan massacre the. Azarov is obviously not the first former ukrainian official to suggest that oppositionhired snipers were involved in the february 2014 killings. This six minutelong online video appendix shows shootings of maidan protesters from maidancontrolled buildings and areas during the maidan massacre in kyiv. Sep 09, 2015 the massacre of almost 50 maidan protesters on february 20, 2014 was a turning point in ukrainian politics and a tipping point in the conflict between the west. Ukraine activists lament betrayal of kievs maidan as war. Ukraine has found the weapon used in the maidan massacre. Ukraine claims it has found the sniper rifle allegedly used by deposed president viktor yanukouvychs security forces to kill over 100 protesters in 2014. October 20, 2014, today banderites fired three rockets from the tochka u missile complex on the residential areas of donetsk.
The first deaths occurred on unity day, 22 january 2014, during riots on hrushevskoho street in kiev, where 3 euromaidan activists were shot dead. A look back to the events of 20 february 2014, one the bloodiest days of ukraines civil unrest. Three years after maidan the revolution in ukraine is not. The killings took place within a few blocks of kievs maidan. A lamppost with bullet holes close to independence square in central kyiv in spring 2014. After the terrible violence against opponents of the junta on kulikovo field, he was forced to flee to crimea with other activists.
The snipers massacre on the maidan in ukraine johnsons. Ukraine activists lament betrayal of kievs maidan as war rages in the east. In the center of a european capitol over one hundred police and demonstrators were shot to death and hundreds more were wounded. Kiev unofficially admitted who was responsible for the. The massacre was the result of a massive three month long protest against the former government of viktor yanukovich and his decision to reject a trade. Maidan definition is an asiatic or african parade ground or esplanade. On 2 may 2014, as part of the rising unrest in ukraine in the aftermath of the 2014 ukrainian revolution, multiple clashes between pro maidan and anti maidan groups broke out in the streets of odessa. For each killed civilian we will take the lives of the aggressors hundredfold. The massacre of almost 50 maidan protesters on february 20, 2014 was a turning point in ukrainian politics and a tipping point in the conflict. It is raw, unflinching cinema for a troubled nation in a great and terrible moment.