Odessa Massacre: 9 Years Ago, Ukrainian Neo-Nazis Burned 50 People Alive
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People lay flowers in memory of those killed in the inferno and mourn their loss.
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People lay flowers in memory of those killed in the inferno and mourn their loss.
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Odessa's Trade Unions House in flames with people trapped inside.
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Odessa's Trade Unions House in flames with people trapped inside.
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Nationalists were virtually raging around the Trade Union House.
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Nationalists were virtually raging around the Trade Union House.
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Ukrainian police did their best to ignore the atrocities.
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Ukrainian police did their best to ignore the atrocities.
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Nobody even tried to call any firefighers.
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Nobody even tried to call any firefighers.
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Some radicals surrounding the arson-induced inferno were taking photos and videos for social media, not realizing that they were actually documenting their crimes.
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Some radicals surrounding the arson-induced inferno were taking photos and videos for social media, not realizing that they were actually documenting their crimes.
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Firefighters eventually 'arrive', but too late to save anyone.
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Firefighters eventually 'arrive', but too late to save anyone.
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The next day, Odessa woke up to horror. Citizens were appalled by the atrocities committed by pro-Kiev elements.
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The next day, Odessa woke up to horror. Citizens were appalled by the atrocities committed by pro-Kiev elements.
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An elderly relative breaks down into tears at the coffin of 17-year-old Vadim Papura, who died jumping out of the Trade Unions House.
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An elderly relative breaks down into tears at the coffin of 17-year-old Vadim Papura, who died jumping out of the Trade Unions House.
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Rallies in the memory of those slaughtered by the neo-Nazis were held.
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Rallies in the memory of those slaughtered by the neo-Nazis were held.
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The Trade Unions House will forever remain a symbol of the Euromaidan supporters' savagery and bloodlust.
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The Trade Unions House will forever remain a symbol of the Euromaidan supporters' savagery and bloodlust.