28 April 2014 was the last pro-Ukrainian march in #Donetsk, defying the popular Russian narrative that “Donbas overwhelmingly dreamed of Russian occupation”.
It was the last, because out of nowhere, in the presence of riot police, group of masked men wearing Russian military and police camouflage appeared and stated beating the hell out of the participants of the march, including many women and children.
For context, at that time Slovyansk was already controlled by the Girkin commandos who conducted extrajudicial executions on civilians suspected of having pro-Ukrainian views.
It was the last, because out of nowhere, in the presence of riot police, group of masked men wearing Russian military and police camouflage appeared and stated beating the hell out of the participants of the march, including many women and children.
For context, at that time Slovyansk was already controlled by the Girkin commandos who conducted extrajudicial executions on civilians suspected of having pro-Ukrainian views.
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