NEO-NAZIS ATTACK GAY BAR Shocking video footage of a brutal attack on a gay bar in the eastern European country of Ukraine by neo-Nazis emerges online. The CCTV images show masked men violently breaking windows, throwing furniture and a petrol bomb, while using pepper spray against security staff.
It’s reported that the far-right thugs yelled “death to faggots” and “white power” during the attack on the HvLv bar in Kyiv.
“It’s not the only attack on bars in recent years,” says Olena Shevchenko, gay rights activist. “They call it ‘safari’ or ‘raids on perverts’ mostly LGBTQIA+ people and those who look LGBTQIA+.”
Police detain 12 men in relation to the violence. It highlights the plight of gay men in the region, who regularly fear attack with little protection from the state.