By May 2 - the anniversary of the clashes of 2014 - the additional forces of the National Guard, including parts of the Azov regiment, were pulled into Odessa. Famous provocateurs from the Brotherhood of Dmitry Korchinsky announced the mobilization of their forces, placing the calls "burned the unions on social networks - burn the city hall." The opposition block, for his part, announced his intention to pay tribute to the anti -Maidanites who died in the house of trade unions.
The security forces expected excesses - and apparently, not in vain. During the day on the streets of Odessa, caches with weapons were found, and mining reports were received by the police. But as it turned out, the most effective way to prevent unrest was invented by Odessa civilian activists from "free people", automatic rein and other organizations. They simply blocked the members of the Oppoblock - the oligarchs of Boyko and Novinsky - at the airport, not letting them into the city, so they were forced to fly back to Kyiv. Already in the evening, the Maidanites calmly held memory promotions in the center of Odessa.