What is it about?
This study analyzes revelations from the trial and investigation in Ukraine concerning the Maidan massacre on 20 February 2014. The absolute majority of wounded Maidan protesters, nearly 100 prosecution and defense witnesses, synchronized videos, and medical and ballistic examinations by government experts pointed unequivocally to the fact that the Maidan protesters were massacred by snipers located in Maidan-controlled buildings. To date, however, due to the political sensitivity of these findings and cover-up, no one has been convicted for this massacre. The article discusses the implications of these revelations for the Ukraine-Russia war and the future of Russian-Ukrainian relations.
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Why is it important?
This Maidan massacre of protesters and police led to the overthrow of the Yanukovych government and ultimately to the Russian annexation of Crimea, the civil war and Russian military interventions in Donbas, and the Ukraine-Russia and West-Russia conflicts which Russia escalated by illegally invading Ukraine in 2022.
Perspectives
I am a Ukrainian and Canadian political scientist specializing in conflicts in Ukraine. This open-access article is based on almost 10 years of my research of the crucial Maidan massacre in Ukraine. In my analysis, I looked at nearly 1,000 hours of official video recordings of the Maidan massacre trial, the Yanukovych treason trial, and information concerning investigations of this massacre in over 2,500 court decisions in the official online Ukrainian court decisions database. The article and its two online video appendixes can be freely downloaded, shared, translated & republished in whole or in part. The article already got over 30,000 views on the peer-reviewed journal website and my academic websites.
Ivan Katchanovski
University of Ottawa
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This page is a summary of: The Maidan Massacre Trial and Investigation Revelations: Implications for the Ukraine-Russia War and Relations, Russian Politics, June 2023, Brill Deutschland GmbH,
DOI: 10.30965/24518921-00802005.
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Resources
Video Appendix A: Maidan Massacre Trial and Investigation Testimonies by 52 Wounded Maidan Protesters about Snipers in Maidan-Controlled Locations.
Testimonies by the absolute majority of wounded Maidan protesters at the Maidan massacre trial and investigation in Ukraine that they were shot by snipers located in Maidan-controlled buildings and/or witnessed them there. English-language subtitles are added.
Video Appendix B: Testimonies by Dozens of Prosecution Witnesses at the Maidan Massacre Trial & Investigation Concerning Snipers in Maidan-Controlled Locations.
Excerpts from testimonies by dozens of prosecution witnesses at the Maidan massacre trial & investigation in Ukraine concerning snipers in Maidan-controlled locations. English-language subtitles are added.
Photo Appendix 1. The statement by the far-right Svoboda party about taking the Hotel Ukraina under its control and guard before the Maidan massacre in Ukraine.
The far-right Svoboda party statement before the massacre confirms that it controlled and guarded the Hotel Ukraina, which was the main location of Maidan snipers who massacred Maidan protesters.
The Maidan Massacre Trial and Investigation Revelations: Implications for the Ukraine-Russia War and Relations
The open-access article can be freely read, downloaded, shared, translated & republished in whole or in part.
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