Two of the five former Berkut officers suspected of mass shootings on 20 February 2014 have apparently returned to Kyiv, after being released as part of the December 29, 2019, exchange of prisoners. Neither Oleksandr Marynchenko, nor Serhiy Tamtur, have actually been seen, however, lawyer Oleksandr Horoshynsky announced their return on 8 February, posting an appeal from them to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The picture this appeal paints of their alleged ‘persecution’ and of the Euromaidan protests, has elicited outrage from the families of slain activists.
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Ukrainians attend a commemoration ceremony for the activists killed during anti-government protests in 2014, at the memorial for EuroMaidan activists dubbed the "Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred," near the Independence Square in Kyiv, on Feb. 20, 2019.
