These morons set the fire that killed them. How is that a massacre?
It's hard to say of they actually burned themselves. But yes, i agree that it sounds like they brought it on themselves. Here's a quick recap on the 2nd of may
This rally was later attacked by a pro-Russian mob armed with bats at Hretska Street.[3][14][22] Both sides fought running battles against each other, exchanging stones and petrol bombs, and built barricades throughout the city during the afternoon.[23] The pro-Russian side was armed, some using the roof top of the Afina shopping centre to shoot down at the crowds.[3]
Eyewitness accounts claim the first victim was a pro-Ukraine protester shot with an automatic weapon in the lung around 1:40 PM local time,[24][25] and that an anti-Maidan supporter, armed with a Kalashnikov assault rifle, opened fire in a lane leading to Derybasivskaya Street.[16]
Trade Unions House fire
A view of the Trade Unions House, on Kulikovo Field, prior to the unrest
As soon as word spread about the attack by pro-Russian demonstrators, a call by pro-Ukrainian demonstrators to go to Kulikovo Field and destroy the anti-Maidan camp emerged on social networks.[18] As a result, the pro-Russian crowd was later overwhelmed by the pro-Ukrainian demonstrators, and their encampment outside the Trade Unions House building was torched.[3][6][26] This forced the pro-Russian forces to enter that building, and occupy it.[26] The building is five storeys tall, and is the headquarters of the Odessa regional federation of trade unions.[27] It is located on Kulikovo Field, in the city centre.[27]
Reports about the precise sequence of events that followed vary between different sources. While defending the building, militants on the roof tossed rocks and petrol bombs at the protesters below.[3][6][16][28] A report by the Ukrainian Independent Information Agency (UNIAN) said that the pro-united Ukraine crowd began to throw petrol bombs into the building after having been fired upon by the pro-Russian group.[29] BBC News claimed that the situation was unclear, with multiple sources indicating that both sides had been throwing petrol bombs at each other. One eyewitness told the BBC that the fire started on the third floor when a petrol bomb was thrown at a closed window from inside the building, and the Kyiv Post reported that several flaming bottles held by Ukrainian unity activists outside were thrown into the front entrance, and through the windows on the second and fourth floors.[3][14][16][16] An official investigation conducted by the Ukrainian Interior Ministry stated that while no firearms were found inside the building, those on the roof were shooting at the crowd below, and accidentally set the building on fire whilst throwing petrol bombs from above.[30][31] Russian sources dispute this report, claiming that the fire was started intentionally by "pro-Kiev radicals".[32]