According
to BBC
The new in
BBC is very contradictory. There is no clarity in the information given and
there are a lot of hypotheses and guesses in what could have happened in the
city of Odessa on May 2. It´s important to explain the context of this new. The
city of Odessa has a 30% minority of ethnic Russians. In this day, after a
football match, played there, fans of both teams and Pro-Ukrainian supporters marched
together in order to express their desire of a united Ukraine. On the other hand,
Pro-Russian activists were camping in a central square (Kulykove pole).
However,
BBC tells us that Pro-Russian demonstrators started the violence, when they attacked
the march. According to the people in the march, those Pro-Russian activists attacked
the population with bats and batons. BBC also said that they had army helmets
and guns.
Pro-Ukrainian
supporters reacted to the violence. Both sides were armed and they threw each
other pavement blocks and Molotov cocktails. BBC also tells that the riot
police shielded Pro-Russian demonstrators while one of them was shooting a gun.
The lack of authority and action from the police is present during the whole
situation.
Eventually,
Pro-Ukrainian demonstrators reached the Pro-Russian camping, and after they had
burned it, Pro-Russian activists entered to the Trade Unions House building. From
there the fight continued. People also said that Pro- Russians were shooting
guns against the population from the upper floors. Both sides were throwing Molotov
cocktails and pavement stones. One of those Molotov cocktails started the fire.
Many people who were trapped in the building died suffocated, and the other
ones jumped from the building and died with the impact. Sadly, some people believe
that the violence in Odessa is not over yet.
According
to Press TV
Although, this
news outlet doesn’t hesitate when telling the new, it doesn’t give so many
details. According to them, Ukrainian forces launched a military operation
against Pro-Russian activists. This means, that Press TV is blaming
Pro-Ukrainian activists for beginning the riots and the violence in the city of
Odessa. They also said that 40 people died in the fire of the Trade Union building,
where Pro-Russians people looked for shelter.
Moscow
blamed the whole incident to the inefficiency and irresponsibility of the
authorities. They also requested for Ukraine to stop the military operations in
the south eastern part of the country. Russia also requests to Ukraine to stop
the bloodshed in this country. It also claimed that what happened in Odessa was
a “humanitarian disaster”.
As it was
expected, this outlet tries to show a better image of Russia and blames
Pro-Ukrainian activists for the deaths on Odessa.
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