Kharkiv mayor Gennedy Kernes is recovering today in a hospital after being shot in the back while bicycling. Though he survived, he remains in serious condition according to the Interior Ministry.
Kharkiv was briefly part of the eastern Ukraine protests, and Kernes was at the time publicly supportive of the separatist movement in the region. Kharkiv was conquered by Ukrainian troops loyal to the Interior Ministry earlier this month.
Kernes was in the past an outspoken supporter of President Yanukovych, though after his ouster by protesters in Kiev he expressed support for a united Ukraine, and only later began backing autonomy for his region when protests broke out there.
So far it is unclear who shot Kernes, but tensions are riding high in Kharkiv, as elsewhere in the east, with pro-autonomy protesters clashing with pro-Interior Ministry demonstrators yesterday.
At an early stage, all one can see is stuff like the celebration of war criminals and then wonder if that really reflects what a movement really is.
Then, you see the actions. You see thugs as 'security' attacking opposition politicians, you see the banning and censorship of tv and even language, you see a bullying demeanor, you see a quick trigger towards very criminal statements about killing 'terrorists' when referring to the opposition within their own people. And more of a pattern of how they deal with for instance legitimate opposition within their country.
When you start to see such a pattern, then one knows for sure one is dealing with fascists. Its no longer a guess or a reading on who they chose to celebrate. Now we know. And we all know where that leads if the world doesn't stop this quickly and early.
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Egypt and Israel criminal regimes protected, supported and funded by the U S.
"Pro-Interior Ministry"! What an odd formulation! How many other ministries are likely to get their supporters out to demonstrate?