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“Self-defence” groups such as “Self-Defence of the Maidan” were divided up into sotnias (plural: sotni) or 'hundreds', which were described as a "force that is providing the tip of the spear in the violent showdown with government security forces".
Jan 16, 2018 · While it’s true that Kolomoisky served as the governor of Dnipro and self-financed militias that kept the Russians at bay, Kolomoisky plays a destabilizing role in Ukrainian politics and economics.
A leader of a Maidan self-defence unit said: “It’s true that Maidan is radicalizing, but the reason is that the authorities aren’t carrying out our demands.”
- Elias Kuhn von Burgsdorff
- 2015
After the riot police vanished, Andriy Parubiy reported that Euromaidan self-defence had peacefully gained control over Kyiv and its government buildings, [209] and that the military was standing with the opposition.
Mar 20, 2014 · Taking a stand. As the Maidan revolution pushed out the Ukrainian government, most of Kyiv's police forces abandoned their posts. The revolutionaries, not wanting looting and arson to spoil the...
Dec 15, 2019 · This study examines the role of the far right in the Euromaidan in Ukraine, primarily in the Maidan massacre and other key cases of violence. The involvement of far-right organizations in these crucial events in the Ukrainian and world politics has been politicized and polarized in Ukraine, the West, and Russia.
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The hundreds of police officers guarding the presidential compound and nearby government buildings had also vanished. The Maidan self-defence units peacefully took control of Kyiv and stood guard while parliament voted 328-0 to impeach President Yanukovych. 88
