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12 Highly Disturbing Pictures From The Ongoing Mayhem In Ukraine
12 Highly Disturbing Pictures From The Ongoing Mayhem In Ukraine
Michael KelleyFeb 20, 2014, 18:49 IST
Jeff J Mitchell/GettyAnti-government protesters continue to clash with police in Independence square, despite a truce agreed between the Ukrainian president and opposition leaders on February 20, 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.
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"There will be many dead today," Anatoly Volk, 38, one of the demonstrators, told The New York Times.
A tenuous truce between the government of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych broke down last night after protesters advanced on police in Independence Square aka Maidan, to take back territory lost over the last 48 hours.
The Russian-backed security forces have responded with rifles and snipers. Dozens of people are dying.
This video shows unarmed protesters being picked off:
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Here's a anti-government sniper:
REUTERS/Maks LevinAn anti-government protester aims a rifle during clashes with riot police in Independence Square in Kiev February 20, 2014.
There are clearly more shooters on the government's side:
REUTERS/Maksim LiukovArmed police take up positions during clashes with anti-government protesters in Independence Square in Kiev February 20, 2014.
Bulent Kilic/AFPAn anti-government protester shows empty bullet casings used by riot police against demonstrators in central Kiev, on February 20, 2014.screenshot
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Clashes continued for hours.
Bulent Kilic/AFPUkrainian protesters burn as they stand behind a flaming barricade during clashes with riot police in Kiev, on February 20, 2014.
Here's look at the other deadly weaponry that government forces are using, including AK-47s.
REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoTwo anti-government protesters stand behind a blood stained shield after violence erupted in the Independence Square in Kiev February 20, 2014.
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The injured are being cared for in makeshift medical clinics and the dead are being lined in Maidan.
Jeff J Mitchell/GettyAnti-government protesters carry the injured during continued clashes with police in Independence square, despite a truce agreed between the Ukrainian president and opposition leaders on February 20, 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.
REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko A woman reacts as anti-government protesters place a dead body on a stretcher after violence erupted in the Independence Square in Kiev February 20, 2014.
