Photos: Anti-government protesters clash with police in Ukraine
January 21, 2014
Anti-government protesters clash with the police in the center of Ukrainian capital Kiev during the night on January 25, 2014. Violence broke out in Kiev again late Friday, with molotov cocktails flying in one direction and stun grenades in the other, but both sides stuck to their positions and the flare-up did not escalate into the running SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images ( 526378976 )
A protester throws a Molotov cocktail towards riot police during a clash in central Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday Jan. 25, 2014. Ukraine's Interior Ministry has accused protesters in Kiev of capturing two of its officers as violent clashes have resumed in the capital and anti-government riots spread across Ukraine. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) ( Ukraine Protest )
An anti-government protestor holds a ball and chain near Dynamo Stadium on January 25, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. Violent protests in Ukraine have spread beyond the capital as President Viktor Yanukovych held crisis talks with three key opposition leaders. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images) ( 464978461 )
Ukrainian women kneel in front of riot police officers during an anti-government protest in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 25 January 2014. Ukraine has been convulsed by protests led by pro-European activists incensed that President Viktor Yanukovych opted against an association agreement with the European Union in November, choosing closer relations with Russia instead. According to media reports on 25 January, more fighting was reported overnight in Kiev, with demonstrators throwing rocks and flaming objects at security forces. EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO ( UKRAINE EU PROTEST )
A protester walks near burning tires during an anti-government protest in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 25 January 2014. Ukraine has been convulsed by protests led by pro-European activists incensed that President Viktor Yanukovych opted against an association agreement with the European Union in November, choosing closer relations with Russia instead. According to media reports on 25 January, more fighting was reported overnight in Kiev, with demonstrators throwing rocks and flaming objects at security forces. EPA/ZURAB KURTSIKIDZE ( UKRAINE EU PROTEST )
An Orthodox priest prays during an anti-government protest in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 25 January 2014. Ukraine has been convulsed by protests led by pro-European activists incensed that President Viktor Yanukovych opted against an association agreement with the European Union in November, choosing closer relations with Russia instead. According to media reports on 25 January, more fighting was reported overnight in Kiev, with demonstrators throwing rocks and flaming objects at security forces. EPA/ZURAB KURTSIKIDZE ( UKRAINE EU PROTEST )
Anti-government protesters clash with the police in the center of Ukrainian capital Kiev during the night on January 25, 2014. Violence broke out in Kiev again late Friday, with molotov cocktails flying in one direction and stun grenades in the other, but both sides stuck to their positions and the flare-up did not escalate into the running battles seen earlier in the week. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images ( 526378970 )
A protester stands on the barricade during an anti-government protest in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 25 January 2014. Ukraine has been convulsed by protests led by pro-European activists incensed that President Viktor Yanukovych opted against an association agreement with the European Union in November, choosing closer relations with Russia instead. According to media reports on 25 January, more fighting was reported overnight in Kiev, with demonstrators throwing rocks and flaming objects at security forces. EPA/ZURAB KURTSIKIDZE ( UKRAINE EU PROTEST )
A man stands next to the burning tires during an anti-government protest in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 25 January 2014. Ukraine has been convulsed by protests led by pro-European activists incensed that President Viktor Yanukovych opted against an association agreement with the European Union in November, choosing closer relations with Russia instead. According to media reports on 25 January, more fighting was reported overnight in Kiev, with demonstrators throwing rocks and flaming objects at security forces. EPA/ZURAB KURTSIKIDZE ( UKRAINE EU PROTEST )
Ukrainian riot police stand in a park during an anti-government protest in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 25 January 2014. Ukraine has been convulsed by protests led by pro-European activists incensed that President Viktor Yanukovych opted against an association agreement with the European Union in November, choosing closer relations with Russia instead. According to media reports on 25 January, more fighting was reported overnight in Kiev, with demonstrators throwing rocks and flaming objects at security forces. EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO ( UKRAINE EU PROTEST )
A protester throws a stone against riot police during a clash in central Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. Ukraine's Interior Ministry has accused protesters in Kiev of capturing two of its officers as violent clashes have resumed in the capital and anti-government riots spread across Ukraine. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) ( Ukraine Protest )
A protester throws a stone towards riot police during a clash in central Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday Jan. 25, 2014. Ukraine's Interior Ministry has accused protesters in Kiev of capturing two of its officers as violent clashes have resumed in the capital and anti-government riots spread across Ukraine. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) ( Ukraine Protest )
A protester prepares to throw a Molotov cocktail during an anti-government protest in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 25 January 2014. Ukraine has been convulsed by protests led by pro-European activists incensed that President Viktor Yanukovych opted against an association agreement with the European Union in November, choosing closer relations with Russia instead. According to media reports on 25 January, more fighting was reported overnight in Kiev, with demonstrators throwing rocks and flaming objects at security forces. EPA/ALEXEY FURMAN ( UKRAINE EU PROTESTS )
General view of the barricades during a clash between protesters and riot police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday Jan. 25, 2014. Ukraine's Interior Ministry has accused protesters in Kiev of capturing two of its officers as violent clashes have resumed in the capital and anti-government riots spread across Ukraine. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) ( Ukraine Protest )
Protesters throw stones towards riot police during a clash in central Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday Jan. 25, 2014. Ukraine's Interior Ministry has accused protesters in Kiev of capturing two of its officers as violent clashes have resumed in the capital and anti-government riots spread across Ukraine. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) ( Ukraine Protest )
A Ukrainian anti-government protester throws a Molotov cocktail during clashes with riot police in central Kiev early on January 25, 2014. Protesters and Ukrainian police were locked in a tense standoff in Kiev after a night of sporadic clashes that erupted despite a truce and offer of concessions by President Viktor Yanukovych. AFP PHOTO/ DMITRY SEREBRYAKOV/AFP/Getty Images ( 526378614 )
An anti-government protester uses a large sling shot during clashes with police on Hrushevskoho Street near Dynamo stadium on January 25, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After two months of primarily peaceful anti-government protests in the city center, new laws meant to end the protest movement have sparked violent clashes in recent days. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) ( 464977569 )
Anti-government protestors gather near Dynamo Stadium on January 25, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. Violent protests in Ukraine have spread beyond the capital as President Viktor Yanukovych held crisis talks with three key opposition leaders. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images) ( 464985015 )
A protester protect himself from water guns during a clash with riot police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday Jan. 25, 2014. Ukraine's Interior Ministry has accused protesters in Kiev of capturing two of its officers as violent clashes have resumed in the capital and anti-government riots spread across Ukraine. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) ( Ukraine Protest )
An anti-government protestor holding Ukrainian flags walks Dynamo Stadium on January 25, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. Violent protests in Ukraine have spread beyond the capital as President Viktor Yanukovych held crisis talks with three key opposition leaders. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images) ( 464985017 )
Protesters stand behind improvised shields in front of riot police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday Jan. 25, 2014. Ukraine's Interior Ministry has accused protesters in Kiev of capturing two of its officers as violent clashes have resumed in the capital and anti-government riots spread across Ukraine. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov) ( Ukraine Protests )
Anti-government protesters gather along barricades on Hrushevskoho Street near Dynamo stadium during clashes with police on January 25, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After two months of primarily peaceful anti-government protests in the city center, new laws meant to end the protest movement have sparked violent clashes in recent days. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) ( 465000879 )
A protester runs amidst fire during a clash with riot police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday Jan. 25, 2014. Ukraine's Interior Ministry has accused protesters in Kiev of capturing two of its officers as violent clashes have resumed in the capital and anti-government riots spread across Ukraine. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) ( Ukraine Protest )
Ukrainian anti-government protesters throw Molotov cocktails during clashes with riot police in central Kiev early on January 25, 2014. Protesters and Ukrainian police were locked in a tense standoff in Kiev after a night of sporadic clashes that erupted despite a truce and offer of concessions by President Viktor Yanukovych. AFP PHOTO/ DMITRY SEREBRYAKOV/AFP/Getty Images ( 526383947 )
An Orthodox Christian priest prays in front of riot police near protesters' barricades during a frosty morning in central Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday Jan. 25, 2014. Ukraine's Interior Ministry has accused protesters in Kiev of capturing two of its officers as violent clashes have resumed in the capital and anti-government riots spread across Ukraine. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) ( APTOPIX Ukraine Protest )
Protesters protect themselves from water guns, as one of them throws a stone, during a clash with riot police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday Jan. 25, 2014. Ukraine's Interior Ministry has accused protesters in Kiev of capturing two of its officers as violent clashes have resumed in the capital and anti-government riots spread across Ukraine. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) ( Ukraine Protest )
A protester protect himself from water guns during a clash with riot police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday Jan. 25, 2014. Ukraine's Interior Ministry has accused protesters in Kiev of capturing two of its officers as violent clashes have resumed in the capital and anti-government riots spread across Ukraine. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) ( Ukraine Protest )
A protester throws a tire onto a fire during clashes with police in central Kiev, Ukraine, early Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. Ukraine's Interior Ministry has accused protesters in Kiev of capturing two of its officers as violent clashes have resumed in the capital and anti-government riots spread across Ukraine. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) ( Ukraine Protest )
Protesters protect themselves from water guns during a clash with riot police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday Jan. 25, 2014. Ukraine's embattled president is offering the country's premiership to one of the leaders of the opposition that has conducted two months of intensifying protests. A statement on President Viktor Yanukovych's website Saturday evening said he had offered the job to Arseniy Yatsenyuk. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) ( Ukraine Protest )
Using an electric saw and ax, protesters make shields from steel drums in central Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. Ukraine's Interior Ministry has accused protesters in Kiev of capturing two of its officers as violent clashes have resumed in the capital and anti-government riots spread across Ukraine. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) ( Ukraine Protest )
A Ukrainian anti-government protester prepares to throw a Molotov cocktail during clashes with riot police in central Kiev early on January 25, 2014. Protesters and Ukrainian police were locked in a tense standoff in Kiev after a night of sporadic clashes that erupted despite a truce and offer of concessions by President Viktor Yanukovych. AFP PHOTO/ DMITRY SEREBRYAKOV/AFP/Getty Images ( 526378655 )
A priest prays in front of riot police on Hrusevskoho-street in central Kiev on January 25, 2014 as pro-Europe protesters clash with riot police. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on January 25 held a new round of crisis talks with opposition leaders as fears grew of an impending crackdown on thousands of protesters locked in a standoff with police in Kiev. AFP PHOTO / LEHTIKUVA / Antti Aimo-Koivisto AFP/Getty Images ( 526387936 )
People take pictures as they examine ammunition collected by a protester which was recently used by police against anti-government protesters during clashes in the center of the Ukrainian capital Kiev on January 25, 2014. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych was today holding new and previously unannounced talks with opposition leaders aimed at solving the crisis in the country, the presidency said. Along with senior aides, Yanukovych was meeting UDAR (Punch) party leader and world boxing champion Vitali Klitschko, Fatherland party leader Arseniy Yatsenyuk and nationalist Svoboda (Freedom) party leader Oleg Tyagnybok at the presidential administration, it said. AFP PHOTO / GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images ( 526384248 )
An anti-government protester paints a scene of fellow protesters clashing with riot police in central Kiev on January 25, 2014. The anti-government protests in Ukraine on January 25 spread to the north and east of the country as demonstrators sought to seize regional administration offices that have been occupied in over half a dozen regions in the west. AFP PHOTO / VASILY MAXIMOV/AFP/Getty Images ( 526386772 )
Thousands of anti-government protesters occupy the flashpoint Grushevsky Street in central Kiev on January 25, 2014. The anti-government protests in Ukraine on January 25 spread to the north and east of the country as demonstrators sought to seize regional administration offices that have been occupied in over half a dozen regions in the west. AFP PHOTO / GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images ( 526386963 )
Anti-government protesters clash with the police in the center of Ukrainian capital Kiev during the night on January 25, 2014. Violence broke out in Kiev again late Friday, with molotov cocktails flying in one direction and stun grenades in the other, but both sides stuck to their positions and the flare-up did not escalate into the running battles seen earlier in the week. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images ( 526378984 )
Activists of Euromaidan stand guard as other protesters build a new barricade in the center of the Kiev on the night of January 24, 2014. Crunch talks between the opposition and President Viktor Yanukovych failed Thursday to end Ukraine's crisis but an uneasy truce held after five days of deadly clashes between protesters and security forces. Ukraine's three main opposition leaders held several hours of talks with Yanukovych but the relatively minor concessions offered by the president were greeted with derision by tens of thousands of protesters on Independence Square in Kiev. (SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526342012 )
A view of candles lit during a ceremony in honour of protesters recently killed in clashes between pro-EU protesters and riot police, in Kiev, on January 24, 2014. Ukrainian protesters today expanded their protest camp in Kiev closer to the administration of President Viktor Yanukovych, after crisis talks to end Ukraine's worst crisis since its 1991 independence ended in deadlock. After five days of clashes that activists say left five dead, Ukraine's three main opposition leaders held several hours of talks with Yanukovych late on January 23 but the minor concessions they announced were greeted with derision by protesters. (VASILY MAXIMOV/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526361194 )
Some 100,000 Ukrainians take part in the funeral ceremony of dead protester Yuri Verbytsky in the western city of Lviv on January 24, 2014. Verbytsky, was reportedly abducted on Tuesday and was found dead in a forest near Kiev Thursday. (YURIY DYACHYSHYN/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526360336 )
Activists of Euromaidan (the name given for Independence square) stand in front of a barricade to prevent a police attack in Kiev on January 24, 2014. Anti-government protesters were today occupying regional administration buildings in six regions in western Ukraine after storming the buildings, in a major new challenge for President Viktor Yanukovych. (SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526359448 )
A woman speaks as she kneels down in front of a line of riot police in the center of Kiev on January 24, 2014. Ukrainian protesters today expanded their protest camp in Kiev closer to the administration of President Viktor Yanukovych, after crisis talks to end Ukraine's worst crisis since its 1991 independence ended in deadlock. After five days of clashes that activists say left five dead, Ukraine's three main opposition leaders held several hours of talks with Yanukovych late on January 23 but the minor concessions they announced were greeted with derision by protesters. (SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526359293 )
A mannequin taken among debris burnt from children clothes shop stands near a barricade in the center of Kiev on January 24, 2014. Ukrainian protesters Friday expanded their protest camp in Kiev closer to the administration of President Viktor Yanukovych, after crisis talks to end Ukraine's worst crisis since its 1991 independence ended in deadlock. After five days of clashes that activists say left five dead, Ukraine's three main opposition leaders held several hours of talks with Yanukovych late Thursday but the minor concessions they announced were greeted with derision by protesters. (SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526358512 )
A mannequin wearing a gas mask and taken among debris burnt from children clothes shop stands near a barricade in the center of Kiev on January 24, 2014. Ukrainian protesters Friday expanded their protest camp in Kiev closer to the administration of President Viktor Yanukovych, after crisis talks to end Ukraine's worst crisis since its 1991 independence ended in deadlock. After five days of clashes that activists say left five dead, Ukraine's three main opposition leaders held several hours of talks with Yanukovych late Thursday but the minor concessions they announced were greeted with derision by protesters. (SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526358463 )
Women hold placards calling police to stop blood-letting and join protesters as they stay in front of the police line in Kiev on January 24, 2014. Ukrainian protesters Friday expanded their protest camp in Kiev closer to the administration of President Viktor Yanukovych, after crisis talks to end Ukraine's worst crisis since its 1991 independence ended in deadlock. After five days of clashes that activists say left five dead, Ukraine's three main opposition leaders held several hours of talks with Yanukovych late Thursday but the minor concessions they announced were greeted with derision by protesters. (SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526357120 )
Women hold placards calling the police to stop blood-letting and join to protesters as they protest in the center of Kiev on January 24, 2014. Ukrainian protesters Friday expanded their protest camp in Kiev closer to the administration of President Viktor Yanukovych, after crisis talks to end Ukraine's worst crisis since its 1991 independence ended in deadlock. After five days of clashes that activists say left five dead, Ukraine's three main opposition leaders held several hours of talks with Yanukovych late Thursday but the minor concessions they announced were greeted with derision by protesters. (SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images) ( 526356573 )
A protester gestures with the arms of a broken mannequin, during clashes with police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday Jan. 23, 2014. Thick black smoke from burning tires engulfed parts of downtown Kiev as an ultimatum issued by the opposition to the president to call early election or face street rage was set to expire with no sign of a compromise on Thursday. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) ( Ukraine Protest )
Protesters use a large slingshot to hurl rocks at police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. Thick black smoke from burning tires engulfed the downtown Ukrainian capital as an ultimatum issued by the opposition to the president to call early election or face street rage was set to expire with no sign of a compromise. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) ( Ukraine Protest )
Ukrainians light candles during mourning ceremony for Sergey Nigoyan memory in west Ukrainian city of Lviv, 22 January 2014. Sergey Nigoyan was killed by sniper on the morning of 22 January 2014 in Kiev. EPA/MARKIIAN LYSEIKO ( UKRAINE EU PROTEST )
The sunrise above a barricade around of the anti-government protesters tent camp on the Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, 23 January 2014. EPA/ROMAN PILIPEY ( epaselect UKRAINE EU PROTEST )
Protesters clash with police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday Jan. 23, 2014 as an ultimatum issued by the opposition to the president was set to expire with no sign of a compromise on Thursday. They demanded that President Yanukovych dismiss the government, call early elections and scrap harsh anti-protest legislation that triggered the violence. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov) ( Ukraine Protests )
Protesters burn tires as they clash with riot police during an anti-government protest in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 23 January 2014. EPA/ROMAN PILIPEY ( UKRAINE EU PROTEST )
A protester holds a mannequin head, during clashes in central Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. Thick black smoke from burning tires engulfed parts of downtown Kiev as an ultimatum issued by the opposition to the president to call early election or face street rage was set to expire with no sign of a compromise on Thursday. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) ( Ukraine Protest )
Ukrainian priests stay in front of the burning barricade during an anti-government protest in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 23 January 2014. EPA/ROMAN PILIPEY ( UKRAINE EU PROTEST )
Protesters use a large slingshot to hurl a Molotov cocktail at police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday Jan. 23, 2014. Thick black smoke from burning tires engulfed parts of downtown Kiev as an ultimatum issued by the opposition to the president to call early election or face street rage was set to expire with no sign of a compromise on Thursday. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) ( Ukraine Protest )
Protesters clash with police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday Jan. 23, 2014. Thick black smoke from burning tires engulfed parts of downtown Kiev as an ultimatum issued by the opposition to the president to call early election or face street rage was set to expire with no sign of a compromise on Thursday. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov) ( Ukraine Protests )
A protester breaks up a mannequin on the roof of the burned truck during clashes with police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday Jan. 23, 2014. Thick black smoke from burning tires engulfed parts of downtown Kiev as an ultimatum issued by the opposition to the president to call early election or face street rage was set to expire with no sign of a compromise on Thursday. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) ( Ukraine Protest )
Riot police officers gather as they clash with protestors in the center of Kiev on January 22, 2014. Ukrainian police today stormed protesters' barricades in Kiev as violent clashes erupted and activists said that one person had been shot dead by the security forces. AFP PHOTO/ ANATOLII BOIKO/AFP/Getty Images ( 526317125 )
A broken mannequin lies on the roof of burned truck during clashes with police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday Jan. 23, 2014. Thick black smoke from burning tires engulfed parts of downtown Kiev as an ultimatum issued by the opposition to the president to call early election or face street rage was set to expire with no sign of a compromise on Thursday. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) ( Ukraine Protest )
A protester wearing a gas mask stands amid burnt tyres and garbage following clashes between pro-EU demonstrators and riot police in Kiev on January 23, 2014. Ukraine's opposition agreed to observe an eight-hour truce in clashes with security forces after five days of deadly fighting but threatened to go on the attack if the government failed to agree concessions. Opposition leader and world boxing champion Vitali Klitschko brokered the truce after talks with radical protesters and armored security forces on the frontline of the clashes, saying the ceasefire should hold while he conducts talks with President Viktor Yanukovych. AFP PHOTO/VOLODYMYR SHUVAYEV/AFP/Getty Images ( 526325862 )
A protester aims fireworks at police during clashes, in central Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. Thick black smoke from burning tires engulfed parts of downtown Kiev as an ultimatum issued by the opposition to the president to call early elections or face street rage was set to expire with no sign of a compromise on Thursday. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) ( Ukraine Protest )
A protester throws stone during clashes, in central Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday Jan. 23, 2014. Thick black smoke from burning tires engulfed parts of downtown Kiev as an ultimatum issued by the opposition to the president to call early election or face street rage was set to expire with no sign of a compromise on Thursday. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) ( Ukraine Protest )
A protester aims fireworks at police during clashes, in central Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday Jan. 23, 2014. Thick black smoke from burning tires engulfed the downtown Ukrainian capital as an ultimatum issued by the opposition to the president to call early election or face street rage was set to expire with no sign of a compromise. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) ( Ukraine Protests )
Protesters use a large slingshot to hurl rocks at police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. Thick black smoke from burning tires engulfed the downtown Ukrainian capital as an ultimatum issued by the opposition to the president to call early election or face street rage was set to expire with no sign of a compromise. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) ( APTOPIX Ukraine Protest )
Protesters aim fireworks at police during clashes, in central Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday Jan. 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) ( Ukraine Protest )
A protester aims fireworks at police during clashes, in central Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) ( APTOPIX Ukraine Protests )
Ukrainian women collect stones from the site of clashes between pro-EU protesters and riot police in central Kiev on January 23, 2014. AFP PHOTO/VOLODYMYR SHUVAYEV/AFP/Getty Images ( 526326446 )
Ukrainian riot policemen stand guard in central Kiev following clashes with pro-EU protesters on January 23, 2014. AFP PHOTO/VOLODYMYR SHUVAYEV/AFP/Getty Images ( 526325917 )
Ukrainian demonstrators take cover during clashes between pro-EU opposition supporters and riot police in central Kiev on January 23, 2014. AFP PHOTO / VASILY MAXIMOV/AFP/Getty Images ( 526322835 )
A Ukrainian demonstrator prepare to throw a stone towards riot police as fellow protesters take cover during clashes between pro-EU opposition supporters and security forces in central Kiev on January 23, 2014. AFP PHOTO / VASILY MAXIMOV/AFP/Getty Images ( 526322882 )
Protesters shoots fire works at police during clashes in the center of Kiev on January 22, 2014. Ukrainian police on Wednesday stormed protesters' barricades in Kiev amid violent clashes where two activists were shot dead, the first fatalities in two months of anti-government protests. Pitched battles raged in the centre of the Ukrainian capital as protesters hurled stones and Molotov cocktails at police and the security forces responded with tear gas, stun grenades and rubber bullets. AFP PHOTO/ VOLODYMYR SHUVAYEV/AFP/Getty Images ( 526317128 )
Ukrainians shout slogans during a ceremony in the western city of Lviv on January 23, 2014 in memory of protesters killed in clashes with riot police. AFP PHOTO/ YURIY DYACHYSHYN/AFP/Getty Images ( 526326825 )
Paramedics carry a wounded protestor on a stretcher away for clashes with police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. Police in Ukraine's capital on Wednesday tore down protester barricades and chased demonstrators away from the site of violent clashes, hours after two protesters died after being shot, the first violent deaths in protests that are likely to drastically escalate the political crisis that has gripped Ukraine since late November. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) ( Ukraine Protests )
Protestors clash with riot police in Kiev on January 22, 2014. At least two activists were shot dead today as Ukrainian police stormed protesters' barricades in Kiev, the first fatalities in two months of anti-government protests. Pitched battles raged in the centre of the Ukrainian capital as protesters hurled stones at police and the security forces responded with tear gas and rubber bullets. AFP PHOTO/ DMITRY SEREBRYAKOV/AFP/Getty Images ( 526294041 )
A Ukrainian protester holds his head while sitting down with his protection gear during an anti-government protest in Kiev, Ukraine, 22 January 2014. EPA/OLEG PETRASIUK ( UKRAINE EU PROTEST )
Protesters burn tires as they clash with riot police during an anti government protest in Kiev, Ukraine, 22 January 2014. EPA/MAKSIM MARUSENKO ( UKRAINE EU PROTEST )
A demonstrator throws a stone during clashes between protestors and police in the center of Kiev on January 22, 2014. AFP PHOTO / SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images ( 526293619 )
Tires burn in the street, set alight by protesters in clashes with police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. Police in Ukraine's capital on Wednesday tore down protester barricades and chased demonstrators away from the site of violent clashes, hours after two protesters died after being shot, the first violent deaths in protests that are likely to drastically escalate the political crisis that has gripped Ukraine since late November. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) ( Ukraine Protests )
Protesters clash with police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov) ( Ukraine Protests )
Protesters clash with police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. Three people have died in clashes between protesters and police in the Ukrainian capital Wednesday, according to medics on the site, in a development that will likely escalate Ukraine's two month-long political crisis. The mass protests in the capital of Kiev erupted after Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych spurned a pact with the European Union in favor of close ties with Russia, which offered him a $15 billion bailout. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov) ( Ukraine Protests )
A protestor runs during clashes with riot police in the centre of Kiev on January 22, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ VASILY MAXIMOV/AFP/Getty Images ( 526295495 )
Riot police arrest protestors in the centre of Kiev on January 22, 2014. Ukrainian police today stormed protesters' barricades in Kiev as violent clashes erupted and activists said that one person had been shot dead by the security forces. AFP PHOTO/ VASILY MAXIMOV/AFP/Getty Images ( 526295555 )
Protestors carry a wounded demonstrator during clashes between protestors and police in the centre of Kiev on January 22, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ YURIY KIRNICHNY/AFP/Getty Images ( 526295865 )
A demonstrator walks near burning tyres during clashes between protestors and police in the center of Kiev on January 22, 2014. AFP PHOTO / SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images ( 526295564 )
Riot police officers push a police van destroyed by demonstrators during clashes in the center of Kiev on January 22, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ ANATOLII BOIKO/AFP/Getty Images ( 526296008 )
People assist a wounded demonstrator during clashes between protestors and police in the centre of Kiev on January 22, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ YURIY KIRNICHNY/AFP/Getty Images ( 526295676 )
A woman bandages a wounded demonstrator's leg during clashes between protestors and police in the centre of Kiev on January 22, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ YURIY KIRNICHNY/AFP/Getty Images ( 526295834 )
A woman hits a riot police officers with a cross as he pulls a protester during clashes in the center of Kiev on January 22, 2014. AFP PHOTO / ANATOLIY STEPANOV/AFP/Getty Images ( 526296272 )
Riot police officers clash with protestors in the center of Kiev on January 22, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ ANATOLII BOIKO/AFP/Getty Images ( 526296041 )
A protester throws a Molotov cocktail during clashes with police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. Two people whose dead bodies were found Wednesday near the site of clashes with police have been shot with live ammunition, prosecutors said Wednesday, an announcement that could further fuel violence that spilled on the streets of the Ukrainian capital after two months of largely peaceful protests.(AP Photo/Evgeny Feldman) ( Ukraine Protests )
Tires burn in the street, set alight by protesters in clashes with police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. Police in UkraineÌs capital on Wednesday tore down protester barricades and chased demonstrators away from the site of violent clashes, hours after two protesters died after being shot, the first violent deaths in protests that are likely to drastically escalate the political crisis that has gripped Ukraine since late November. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) ( APTOPIX Ukraine Protest )
Police officers drag a protester during clashes in central Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. Police in Ukraineís capital on Wednesday tore down protester barricades and chased demonstrators away from the site of violent clashes, hours after two protesters died after being shot, the first violent deaths in protests that are likely to drastically escalate the political crisis that has gripped Ukraine since late November. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) ( Ukraine Protests )
Protesters clash with riot police during an anti-government protest in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 22 January 2014. Two protesters have died during violent clashes with police in Kiev, Ukrainian opposition activists said 22 January 2014. The police have confirmed only one death so far. Forensic experts are examining the body of a dead man who was lying at a first aid location set up by the protesters, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry said. EPA/ALEXEY FURMAN ( UKRAINE EU PROTEST )
Protesters hide themselves behind the wreckage of a bus during clashes with riot police in the center of Kiev on January 22, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images ( 526292100 )
A protester prepares to throw a Molotov cocktail during clashes with police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Evgeny Feldman) ( Ukraine Protests )
A demonstrator throws a stone as protestors clash with police in the center of Kiev on January 22, 2014. At least two activists were shot dead today as Ukrainian police stormed protesters' barricades in Kiev, the first fatalities in two months of anti-government protests. Pitched battles raged in the centre of the Ukrainian capital as protesters hurled stones at police and the security forces responded with tear gas and rubber bullets. AFP PHOTO / SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images ( 526291752 )
Riot policemen arrest a protestor during an anti-government protest in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 22 January 2014. Two protesters have died during violent clashes with police in Kiev, Ukrainian opposition activists said 22 January 2014. EPA/ALEXEY FURMAN ( UKRAINE EU PROTEST )
Ukrainian riot police clash with protesters during an anti-government protest in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 22 January 2014. EPA/ALEXEY FURMAN ( UKRAINE PROTEST )
A demonstrator holds up a chain and a riot police shield as protestors clash with police in the center of Kiev on January 22, 2014. AFP PHOTO / SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images ( 526291936 )
Riot policemen remove a barricade during an anti-government protest in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 22 January 2014. Two protesters have died during violent clashes with police in Kiev, Ukrainian opposition activists said 22 January 2014. EPA/ALEXEY FURMAN ( UKRAINE PROTEST )
Ukrainian riot police stand in in formation during an anti-government protest in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 22 January 2014. EPA/ZURAB KURTSIKIDZE ( UKRAINE EU PROTEST )
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