Ukrainians rally in memory of Donbass dead

January 21, 2015

Thousands of Ukrainians in Kyiv took part on Sunday in marches in memory of reported victims of militants in a tragedy on January 13 near  in Donetsk Oblast. On that day reportedly thirteen people on a bus were killed and sixteen wounded when separatists struck the bus with a near a Ukrainian checkpoint.

The same marches also took place in other major Ukrainian cities, including, Kharkiv, and  as well as some towns in Donetsk and.

During the march in Kyiv President Poroshenko promised to return to Ukraine and  requested the Government to recognise Donetsk People's Republic and  as terrorist organisations officially. Mayor of Kiev said,

The march ended with a public prayer for victims of terror. The Major Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and the Patriarch of Kyiv and All Rus’ - Ukraine, as well as representatives of , , ,  took part in this prayer.