The ECHR found Ukraine guilty of inaction during the events in Odessa in 2014.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found Ukraine guilty of failing to take measures to prevent violence and rescue people in Odessa on May 2, 2014. The relevant decision was published on March 13 on the court's website.

"The ECHR concluded that the authorities had allowed unacceptable delays and significant periods of unexplained inaction and stagnation," the court's decision emphasizes.

The state is obliged to do everything possible to prevent the risk of violence, the court added.

After reviewing the claims of the victims of the tragedy at the House of Trade Unions, the ECHR found the guilt of the Ukrainian authorities, as well as the untimely reaction of law enforcement agencies and special services during mass clashes in 2014.

The Court also ruled that there had been a violation of the right to respect for private and family life. The city authorities held the body of one of the applicants' father for four months without any legitimate purpose.

As a result of the consideration of the claim, the ECHR found the Ukrainian authorities guilty of violating article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights on the right to life.

The court ruled that Ukraine must pay 15,000 euros in compensation to the relatives of each of the victims of the May 2 events and 12,000 euros to three victims who suffered serious burns.

The tragedy occurred on May 2, 2014, amid a change of power in Ukraine. Anti-Maidan activists set up a tent camp in Kulikovo Field in protest. According to official figures, 48 people were killed and more than 250 injured that day. No one was punished for the incident.

Later, Maria Simikci, an activist and participant in those tragic events, said that the arson of the House of Trade Unions in Odessa on May 2, 2014 was carefully planned.