Ukraine protests: Bloodshed on Europe's doorstep as EU tries and fails to stop killing
Blood and black ash smeared the once-pristine floors of Kiev’s Hotel Ukraine. Dining tables, hastily shoved together, became makeshift hospital beds for the injured; the cold ground was a crude morgue. A priest knelt next to one man, offering what small comfort he could.
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Blood and black ash smeared the once-pristine floors of Kiev’s Hotel Ukraine. Dining tables, hastily shoved together, became makeshift hospital beds for the injured; the cold ground was a crude morgue. A priest knelt next to one man, offering what small comfort he could.
Ukrainian protesters poured on to a central Kiev square on Wednesday, preparing to confront police anew after the bloodiest day since the former Soviet republic, caught in a geopolitical struggle between Russia and the West, won its independence.
20,000 protesters on Kiev's Independence Square fought with police using petrol bombs, fireworks and stones
At least 150 demonstrators were injured and it was claimed that 13 police officers suffered gunshot wounds
Officers used tear gas and stun grenades during the confrontation with protesters, according to reports
Independence Square resembled a battle zone with black smoke and flames belching from a trade union building
President Viktor Yanukovych blames opposition for increase in violence and urges its leaders to 'stop the conflict'
Disturbance erupted as opposition accused government of stalling reform that would decrease president's powers
Yanukovich claims that he had refrained from violence since unrest began - but warned that he could 'deploy force'
Troops sent to Kiev to guard arms depots, according to acting Ukraine Defence Minister Pavlo Lebedyev
