Turn in the march

Activists of automatic and self -defense did not allow the leaders of the opposition bloc to Odessa, the Verkhovna Rada deputies Yuri Boyko and Vadim Novinsky, who flew to the city in connection with the anniversary of the death of the anti -Maidan in the house of trade unions. It is reported by "Duma".

The Maidanites had been waiting for visitors at the airport since noon. At the terminal building, they launched a huge banner with the inscription in Ukrainian "May 2 - the day of memory of the victims of Kremlin propaganda and Russification."

Shortly before 14 hours, Boyko and Novinsky left the plane, but activists blocked their access to the city, demanding to leave Odessa.

Oppoblocks guarded special forces. Despite this, the Maidanites tried to beat Boyko and Novinsky. After a small brawl of deputies, they evacuated to the VIP room.

The head of the police officer Giorgi Lordkipanidze and the deputy head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Sergey Yarovo, the head of the police regional administration, went to negotiations with Boyko and Novinsky. According to the results of negotiations, the Oppoblokovites flew to Kyiv with a charter flight.

Meanwhile, on the corner of Deribasovskaya and Preobrazhenskaya streets, a rally of memory of the Maidanovites Igor Ivanov and Andrei Biryukov, shot at this place by pro -Russian militants on May 2, 2014, was held . About 100 people took part in the action.

On the eve of the anniversary of the clashes in Odessa , enhanced security measures were taken -both because of the and because of the expected provocations.

On Monday morning, a citizen with a smoke was detained on Deribasovskaya Street, and three grenades found three grenades in the underground crossing near Kulikovo, where the anti -Maidan people gather.

The Kulikovo field itself was cordoned off due to an explosive report, however, having examined the square, the explosives were not found .

After lunch on Greek street, two young people with a gas spray were detained . Later, a citizen with Nunchaks was detained near Kulikovo Paul.

Anti -Maidanites gathered on the Kulikovo field itself. One of the gathered - men 79 years old - had a heart attack. He died in an ambulance. Also, a 73 -year -old woman with a hypertensive crisis was taken to the hospital from the square, and a pregnant woman with a threat of premature birth in a hospital.

Toward evening, activists of the "Right Sector" led by the leader of the regional part of the party, Sergei Sternenko, came to Kulikovo. Anti -Maidanists painfully reacted to their appearance; A small brawl occurred. The police smashed the fighting and led nationalists from the square.

In the evening, on the Greek Square, the civil corps "Azov" organizes a veche dedicated to the anniversary of clashes, and a memorial service for the deceased Maidanites.