UKRAINE_Battle in Kiev
UKRAINE Battle in Kiev
February 20, 20141
UKRAINE Battle in Kiev
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Feb. 1, 2014. Protesters stand guard near one of the barricade
during the continuing protest in Kiev, Ukraine.Feb. 1 , 2014Click
to continueFebruary 20, 20142
People gather on a barricade erected by anti-government
protesters in Kiev, February 2, 2014.REUTERS/David
MdzinarishviliFeb. 2 , 2014Click to continueFebruary 20, 20143
A boy holds a baton and a shield featuring a graffiti of
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich at a barricade of
anti-government protesters in Kiev, February 2, 2014. The writing
on the shield reads, "Get Out!".REUTERS/Thomas PeterFeb. 2 ,
2014Click to continueFebruary 20, 20144
Feb. 3, 2014. A protester is reflected in part of a mirror near
a barricade during the continuing protests in Kiev, Ukraine.Feb. 3
, 2014Click to continueFebruary 20, 20145
Anti-government protesters warm themselves by a stove at a
barricade in Kiev, February 3, 2014. Ukrainian President Viktor
Yanukovich returned to work on Monday, four days after going on
sick leave, according to a statement posted on the presidential
website. Yanukovich faces a serious crisis and widespread
opposition protests.REUTERS/Gleb GaranichFeb. 3 , 2014Click to
continueFebruary 20, 20146
:Riot police stand in a cordon facing a barricade of
anti-government protesters in Kiev, February 5, 2014.The
confrontation between opposition-led protesters and the government
of President Viktor Yanukovich, and a refusal to agree a
compromise, is weighing on the Ukrainian economy, acting prime
minister Serhiy Arbuzov said.REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliFeb. 5 ,
2014Click to continueFebruary 20, 20147
Ukrainian anti-government protesters Bogdan (2nd L), 21, and
Yulia, 25, get married during their wedding ceremony in a city
municipality building occupied by anti-government protesters in
Kiev, February 5, 2014.REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliFeb. 5 ,
2014Click to continueFebruary 20, 20148
Feb. 5, 2014. An anti-government protester welds steel
structures at a barricade in Independence Square.Feb. 5 , 2014Click
to continueFebruary 20, 20149
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Police troops stand guard during an anti-government rally near
the parliament building in Kiev, February 6, 2014.REUTERS/Gleb
GaranichFeb. 6 , 2014February 20, 201410Click to continue
Feb. 9, 2014. A woman attends a mass rally of the opposition on
Independence Square in Kiev.Feb. 9 , 2014February 20, 201411
Feb. 10, 2014. A girl plays the piano on the barricades on
Grushevskogo Street, Kiev, Ukraine.Feb. 10 , 2014February 20,
201412
Anatoli, a 19-year-old student from the town of Dnepropetrovsk,
poses for a picture at the barricades in Kiev, February 10, 2014.
"I'm against the current rule, we are protecting our rights. I've
been here for 2 weeks already. I will achieve the resignation of
the authorities, in order for life to settle and justice to work
for all," Anatoli said to Reuters.REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliFeb.
10 , 2014February 20, 201413
Feb. 11, 2014. Riot police stand behind crosses installed by
anti-government protesters in memory of the people who have died
and went missing during clashes in Ukraine, near the barricades in
Kiev.Feb. 11 , 2014February 20, 201414
:A priest speaks through a megaphone to riot police and
anti-government protesters at the site of recent clashes in Kiev,
Ukraine, February 12, 2014.REUTERS/Konstantin ChernichkinFeb. 12 ,
2014February 20, 201415
A bulldozer removes barricades at the site of recent clashes
with riot police in Kiev February 16, 2014. Scores of Ukrainian
anti-government protesters ended a two-month-old occupation of city
hall in the capital Kiev on Sunday to meet a government amnesty
offer.REUTERS/Vlad SodelFeb. 16 , 2014February 20, 201416
An anti-government protester removes barricades at the site of
recent clashes with riot police in Kiev February 16, 2014.
Ukrainian anti-government protesters ended a two-month-old
occupation of city hall in the capital Kiev on Sunday to meet an
amnesty offer aimed at easing a stand-off over President Viktor
Yanukovich's rule.REUTERS/Konstantin ChernichkinFeb. 16 ,
2014February 20, 201417
A man with smoke bombs during anti-government protesters
participate in a rally before the Attorney General's building in
Kyiv, Ukraine. Protesters equipped with shields and sticks
demanding the government stop prosecuting cases aimed at
anti-government activists engaged in skirmishes with policeFeb. 16
, 2014February 20, 201418
February 20, 201419 February 18, 2014UKRAINE Battle in Kiev
Ukraine: The death toll continues to riseThousands of angry
anti-government protesters clashed with police in a new eruption of
violence following new maneuvering by Russia and the European Union
to gain influence over this former Soviet republic. At least 26
people have already been killed. --Thea BreitePolice clash with
anti-government protesters in Kiev on February 18, 2014 and fired
rubber bullets at stone-throwing protesters as they demonstrated
close to Ukraine's parliament in Kiev. Police also responded with
smoke bombs after protesters hurled paving stones at them as they
sought to get closer to the heavily-fortified parliament building.
(Anatolii Boiko/AFP/Getty ImagesFebruary 20, 201420Feb. 18 ,
2014
Anti-government protesters are wounded after the clash with the
police in Kiev on February 18, 2014. Police said seven officers
died from gunshot wounds on Tuesday, while authorities and
demonstrators said five civilians were also killed in the clashes,
bringing the death toll to at least 16. Hundreds of people were
injured, including dozens of police officers, some with serious
wounds. (Okeksandr Ratushniak/AFP/Getty Images)#February 20,
201421Feb. 18 , 2014
Anti-government protesters clash with the police as they storm
in the main Police City Office in the western Ukrainian city of
Lviv on February 18, 2014. Anti-government protesters in the
western Ukrainian city of Lviv on February 18 seized the regional
administration building and police headquarters as clashes raged in
Kiev, an AFP correspondent at the scene said. Some 500
demonstrators stormed the regional administration after bombarding
it with stones before taking the control of the local police
headquarters in the largely pro-EU city. (Yuriy
Dyachyshyn/AFP/Getty Images)#February 20, 201422Feb. 18 , 2014
Anti-government protesters attack an office of the
pro-presidential Party of the Regions in Kiev, February 18,
2014.REUTERS/Maksym KudymetsFebruary 20, 201423Feb. 18 , 2014
Wounded people are seen after clashes with riot police in
central Kiev February 18, 2014.REUTERS//Vlad SodelFebruary 20,
201424Feb. 18 , 2014
Anti-government protesters hold a photo of Ukraine's President
Viktor Yanukovich as they attack an office of the pro-presidential
Party of the Regions in Kiev, February 18, 2014.REUTERS/Maksym
Kudymets
February 20, 201425Feb. 18 , 2014
Riot police officers and a woman take cover behind shields
during clashes between anti-government protesters with police in
Kiev, February 18, 2014.REUTERS/Maks LevinFebruary 20, 201426Feb.
18 , 2014
Interior ministry members take cover behind shields during
clashes with anti-government protesters in Kiev February 18,
2014.REUTERS/Konstantin ChernichkinFebruary 20, 201427Feb. 18 ,
2014
A protester aims with a pistol during clashes with riot police
in Kiev February 18, 2014.REUTERS/Konstantin ChernichkinFebruary
20, 201428Feb. 18 , 2014
Ukranian riot police take cover behind their shields during
clashes with anti-government protesters near Independence Square in
Kiev February 18, 2014.REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin
February 20, 201429Feb. 18 , 2014
Anti-government protesters aim their weapons during clashes with
riot police at Independence Square in Kiev February 18,
2014.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoFebruary 20, 201430Feb. 18 , 2014
Anti-government protesters help an injured man during clashes
with riot police at Independence Square in Kiev February 18,
2014.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoFebruary 20, 201431Feb. 18 , 2014
Anti-government protesters throw missiles during clashes with
riot police at the Independence Square in Kiev January 18,
2014.REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliFebruary 20, 201432Feb. 18 ,
2014
An anti-government protester is engulfed in flames during
clashes with riot police outside Ukraine's parliament in Kiev,
Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014. (Efrem Lukatsky/AP)#February 20,
201433Feb. 18 , 2014
An anti-government protester prepares to throw a petrol bomb
during clashes with riot police at the Independence Square in Kiev
February 18, 2014.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoFebruary 20, 201434Feb.
18 , 2014
An anti-government protester throws bottles during clashes with
riot police at the Independence Square in Kiev February 18,
2014.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoFebruary 20, 201435Feb. 18 , 2014
Fireworks explode near anti-government protester during clashes
with riot police at the Independence Square in Kiev February 18,
2014.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoFebruary 20, 201436Feb. 18 , 2014
Riot police attack anti-government protesters during clashes in
Kiev, February 18, 2014. Ukrainian riot police advanced on the
heart of 12-week-old protests against President Viktor Yanukovich
on Tuesday and security forces set a deadline to end disturbances
after at least five protesters were reported killed in a day of
clashes.REUTERS/Maks LevinFebruary 20, 201437Feb. 18 , 2014
Wounded people are seen after clashes with riot police in
central Kiev February 18, 2014.REUTERS//Vlad SodelFebruary 20,
201438Feb. 18 , 2014
An anti-government protester throws a Molotov cocktail while
attacking an office of the pro-presidential Party of the Regions in
Kiev February 18, 2014.REUTERS/Gleb GaranichFebruary 20, 201439Feb.
18 , 2014
Interior Ministry members clash with anti-government protesters
during a rally in Kiev February 18, 2014.REUTERS/Vlad SodelFebruary
20, 201440Feb. 18 , 2014
Police look at dead bodies lying on the ground after clashes
between anti-government protesters and security officers, in
central Kiev February 18, 2014.REUTERS/Konstantin GrishinFebruary
20, 201441Feb. 18 , 2014
Anti-government protesters throw Molotov cocktails as they
attack an office of the pro-presidential Party of the Regions in
Kiev, February 18, 2014. Several thousand anti-government
protesters clashed with police near Ukraine's parliament on
Tuesday, torching vehicles and hurling stones in the worst violence
to rock the capital Kiev in more than three weeks. As the clashes
extended into early afternoon, protesters ransacked a nearby office
of Viktor Yanukovich's Party of the Regions.REUTERS/Maksym
KudymetsFeb. 18 , 2014February 20, 201442
Riot policemen stand guard as they are hit by fire caused by
molotov cocktails hurled by anti-government protesters during
clashes in Kiev February 18, 2014.REUTERS/StringerFebruary 20,
201443Feb. 18 , 2014
Riot policemen detain wounded people after clashes in central
Kiev February 18, 2014.REUTERS/StringerFebruary 20, 201444Feb. 18 ,
2014
A wounded person lies on the ground after clashes in central
Kiev February 18, 2014.REUTERS/StringerFebruary 20, 201445Feb. 18 ,
2014
Interior Ministry members and riot police block a street as
anti-government protesters gather in front of them amidst heavy
smoke during clashes in Kiev February 18, 2014.REUTERS/Maksim
LiukovFebruary 20, 201446Feb. 18 , 2014
Anti-government protesters use fireworks during clashes with
Interior Ministry members and riot police in central Kiev February
18, 2014.REUTERS/Olga YakimovichFebruary 20, 201447Feb. 18 ,
2014
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A tree burns during clashes between anti-government protesters
and Interior Ministry members and riot police in central Kiev,
February 18, 2014.REUTERS/Olga YakimovichRiot police stand near
wounded people after clashes in central Kiev, February 18,
2014.REUTERS//Vlad SodelA boy walks by a truck on fire during
clashes between anti-government protesters and Interior Ministry
members in Kiev, February 18, 2014.REUTERS/Andrew
Kravchenko/PoolWounded people lie on the ground after clashes in
central Kiev February 18, 2014.REUTERS/StringerFeb. 18 , 2014
Interior Ministry members injured during clashes with
anti-government protesters are escorted by colleagues in Kiev,
February 18, 2014.REUTERS/StringerWounded people are seen after
clashes with riot police in central Kiev, February 18,
2014.REUTERS//Vlad SodelAn Interior Ministry member, who was
injured during clashes with anti-government protesters, is
transported on a stretcher in Kiev, February 18,
2014.REUTERS/Andrew Kravchenko/PoolInterior ministry members aim
their rifles during clashes with anti-government protesters in a
street near the parliament in Kiev, February 18,
2014.REUTERS/Konstantin ChernichkinFeb. 18 , 2014
February 20, 201450February 19, 2014UKRAINE Battle in Kiev
An aerial view shows Independence Square during clashes between
anti-government protesters and Interior Ministry members and riot
police in central Kiev February 19, 2014. Ukrainian President
Viktor Yanukovich warned his opponents on Wednesday that he could
deploy force against them after what he called their attempt to
"seize power" by means of "arson and murder". (Olga
Yakimovich/Reuters)#February 20, 201451Feb. 19 , 2014
A wounded anti-government protester is evacuated during clashes
with riot police on Kiev's Independence Square on February 19,
2014. Protesters braced on February 19 for a fresh assault by riot
police in central Kiev after a day of clashes left at least 25
people dead in the worst violence since the start of Ukraine's
three-month political crisis. (Piero Quaranta/AFP/Getty
Images)#February 20, 201452Feb. 19 , 2014
Anti-government protesters protected themselves with shields
during clashes with riot police in Kiev's Independence Square, the
epicenter of the country's current unrest, Kiev, Ukraine,
Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. The deadly clashes in Ukraines capital
have drawn sharp reactions from Washington, generated talk of
possible European Union sanctions and led to a Kremlin statement
blaming Europe and the West. (Sergei Chuzavkov/AP)#February 20,
201453Feb. 19 , 2014
Anti-government protesters are outside the destroyed regional
police office in Lviv February 19, 2014. Police said protesters had
seized regional administration headquarters in the cities of
Ivano-Frankivsk and Lviv. (Marian Striltsiv /Reuters)#February 20,
201454Feb. 19 , 2014
Anti-government protesters guard the perimeter of Independence
Square on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks
of calm, violence has again flared between police and
anti-government protesters, who are calling for the ouster of
President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade
agreement with the European Union. (Brendan Hoffman/Getty
Images)#February 20, 201455Feb. 19 , 2014
Anti-government protesters clash with the police on Independence
Square in Kiev early on February 19, 2014. As dawn rose over Kiev's
battered city center, protesters hurled paving stones and Molotov
cocktails at lines of riot police that had pushed into the heart of
the devastated protest camp on Independence Square. (Sergei
Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images)#February 20, 201456Feb. 19 , 2014
A hotel clerk looks out the lobby window at a barricade that was
constructed on an adjacent street overnight near the perimeter of
Independence Square on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. (Brendan
Hoffman/Getty Images)#February 20, 201457Feb. 19 , 2014
Protesters dig up cobblestones to use them against riot police
on Kiev's Independence Square on February 19, 2014. (Genya
Savilov/AFP/Getty Images)#February 20, 201458Feb. 19 , 2014
A portrait of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich burns near
the destroyed building of the security service in Lviv February 19,
2014. Opponents of Ukraine's president declared political autonomy
in the major western city of Lviv on Wednesday after a night of
violence when protesters seized public buildings and forced police
to surrender. (Marian Striltsiv/Reuters)#February 20, 201459Feb. 19
, 2014
An anti-government protester uses a slingshot to throw stones
towards riot police on Kiev's Independence Square on February 19,
2014. (Piero Quaranta/AFP/Getty Images)#February 20, 201460Feb. 19
, 2014
A man walks at the site of clashes between anti-government
protesters with Interior Ministry and riot police in Kiev, February
19, 2014. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich accused
pro-European opposition leaders on Wednesday of trying to seize
power by force after at least 26 people died in the worst violence
since the former Soviet republic gained independence. (Konstantin
Grishin/Reuters)#February 20, 201461Feb. 19 , 2014
Interior Ministry members stand in formation in front of
anti-government protesters during a rally in central Kiev in the
early hours of February 19, 2014.REUTERS/Viktor GurniakFebruary 20,
201462Feb. 19 , 2014
An injured man is helped by anti-government protesters during
clashes with riot police in Independence Square in Kiev February
19, 2014.REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliFebruary 20, 201463Feb. 19 ,
2014
An anti-government protester descends from a burning building
during clashes with riot police in Independence Square in Kiev
February 19, 2014.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoFebruary 20, 201464Feb.
19 , 2014
A general view shows clashes at Independence Square in Kiev
February 19, 2014.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoFebruary 20, 201465Feb.
19 , 2014
Anti-government protesters clash with riot police at
Independence Square in Kiev February 19, 2014.REUTERS/Vasily
FedosenkoFebruary 20, 201466Feb. 19 , 2014
Ukrainian women prepare Molotov cocktails at Independence Square
in Kiev February 19, 2014.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoFebruary 20,
201467Feb. 19 , 2014
A man prays as people rest inside Mikhailovsky Zlatoverkhy
Cathedral, which serves as a temporary shelter and a first-aid post
for anti-government protesters, in Kiev, February 19,
2014.REUTERS/StringerFeb. 19 , 2014An aerial view shows
Independence Square during clashes between anti-government
protesters and Interior Ministry members and riot police in central
Kiev February 19, 2014.REUTERS/Olga YakimovichAnti-government
protesters take cover behind shields as they gather in Independence
Square in central Kiev February 19, 2014. Ukraine's interim prime
minister said on Wednesday that protests which brought violent
clashes with police on Tuesday amounted to an attempted
coup.REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliAn anti-government protester smoke
while manning a barricade in Kiev's Independence Square February
19, 2014.REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis
Smoke rises above Independence Square during anti-government
protests in central Kiev in the early hours of February 19,
2014.REUTERS/Petro ZadorozhnyAnti-government protesters throw
stones towards Interior Ministry members and riot police in
Independence Square in central Kiev February 19,
2014.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoAnti-government protesters gather and
break stones during a rally in central Kiev, February 19,
2014.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoAnti-government protesters stand
behind burning barricades in Kiev's Independence Square, February
19, 2014.REUTERS/Yannis BehrakisFeb. 19 , 2014
A woman carries sandwiches as anti-government protesters gather
in Independence Square in central Kiev, February 19,
2014.REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliAn anti-government protester takes
cover behind a shield during a rally in Independence Square in
central Kiev, February 19, 2014.REUTERS/David
MdzinarishviliAnti-government protesters use a sling as they fire
objects towards Interior Ministry members and riot police in
central Kiev, February 19, 2014.REUTERS/Vasily
FedosenkoAnti-government protesters carry timber as they gather in
Independence Square in central Kiev, February 19,
2014.REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliFeb. 19 , 2014THE END
