Death and funeral of Patriarch Volodymyr of Kyiv

Death and funeral of Patriarch Volodymyr of Kyiv
Date18 July 1995 (1995-07-18)
Location
50°27′10.8″N 30°30′55.39″E / 50.453000°N 30.5153861°E / 50.453000; 30.5153861
GoalsBurial of Volodymyr Romaniuk in Saint Sophia Cathedral
ConcessionsRomaniuk buried in Sophia Square
Parties
Lead figures
Casualties and losses
35 injured
  • 25 injured
  • 2 dead (claimed by UNSO)

Patriarch Volodymyr Romaniuk of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate died on 14 July 1995. His funeral subsequently turned into a riot, popularly known as Black Tuesday (Ukrainian: чорний вівторок, romanizedchornyi vivtorok), after members of the Berkut special police force began attacking mourners, with members of the far-right Ukrainian People's Self-Defence attacking members of the security forces. It was the first incident of police attacking a peaceful gathering in the history of Ukraine since 1991.[1]

  1. ^ Azarov, Vlad; Chernova, Oleksandra; Stoliarova, Tetiana (16 October 2021). "Чуеш гуркіт касок?" [Do you hear the helmets clatter?]. Ukrainska Pravda (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 10 March 2024.