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Ukrainian neo-Nazi chief gets killed in Odessa
(MENAFN) Demyan Ganul, a prominent Ukrainian ultranationalist linked to the 2014 Odessa massacre, was reportedly shot dead in the city on Friday morning.
Ukrainian media identified Ganul as the victim of an apparent assassination based on tattoos visible in leaked crime scene photos. While Police did not officially name him when announcing a manhunt for the suspect, Interior Minister Igor Klimenko did not dispute the identification and pledged to oversee the investigation personally.
Graphic footage circulating online shows the attacker executing an injured man in broad daylight, seemingly unconcerned by nearby witnesses and surveillance cameras.
Ganul, a key figure in the Right Sector nationalist movement in Odessa, gained notoriety after the 2014 Western-backed coup in Kiev. He was accused of playing a central role in the May 2, 2014, massacre, during which pro-coup militants forced anti-Maidan activists into a building that was then set on fire.
Just a day before Ganul's killing, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Ukraine must compensate victims of the Odessa tragedy, citing its failure to prevent the violence, conduct rescues, or properly investigate the incident.
In recent years, Ganul was involved in vandalizing Soviet-era monuments and sites linked to Russia. He also reportedly led a group working with Ukrainian draft officers to attack individuals resisting military conscription.
Last July, Ganul boasted about assaulting a fitness trainer who had insulted Ukrainian soldiers, sharing a photo of himself with the bloodied victim. Local reports alleged that the trainer was also sexually assaulted before being turned over to military authorities.
Russia had placed Ganul on an international wanted list in May last year, seeking his arrest.
Ukrainian media identified Ganul as the victim of an apparent assassination based on tattoos visible in leaked crime scene photos. While Police did not officially name him when announcing a manhunt for the suspect, Interior Minister Igor Klimenko did not dispute the identification and pledged to oversee the investigation personally.
Graphic footage circulating online shows the attacker executing an injured man in broad daylight, seemingly unconcerned by nearby witnesses and surveillance cameras.
Ganul, a key figure in the Right Sector nationalist movement in Odessa, gained notoriety after the 2014 Western-backed coup in Kiev. He was accused of playing a central role in the May 2, 2014, massacre, during which pro-coup militants forced anti-Maidan activists into a building that was then set on fire.
Just a day before Ganul's killing, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Ukraine must compensate victims of the Odessa tragedy, citing its failure to prevent the violence, conduct rescues, or properly investigate the incident.
In recent years, Ganul was involved in vandalizing Soviet-era monuments and sites linked to Russia. He also reportedly led a group working with Ukrainian draft officers to attack individuals resisting military conscription.
Last July, Ganul boasted about assaulting a fitness trainer who had insulted Ukrainian soldiers, sharing a photo of himself with the bloodied victim. Local reports alleged that the trainer was also sexually assaulted before being turned over to military authorities.
Russia had placed Ganul on an international wanted list in May last year, seeking his arrest.
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