Demonstrations that have gripped the capital since November over the government’s refusal to make a trade deal with the European Union are turning increasingly violent as two protesters were killed during a bloody melee Wednesday.
An anti-government protester shouts slogans at Kiev's Maidan square on Feb. 4, 2014. Angelos Tzortzinis—AFP/Getty ImagesMembers of the radical group Pravy Sektor practice street fighting in central Kiev, Feb. 3, 2014. Darko Bandic—APAn opposition supporter engraves a baton with the words "Maidan", referring to Kiev's Independence Square, the epicenter of the country's current unrest, Jan. 31, 2014.Emilio Morenatti—APAnti-government protesters gather in Independence Square on Jan. 29, 2014 in Kiev.Rob Stothard—Getty ImagesRiot police stand guard opposite anti-government protesters in a park area near a road block in Kiev on Jan. 28, 2014. Aris Messinis—AFP/Getty ImagesA anti-government protesters rest near a fire next to a road block in Kiev on Jan. 28, 2014. Aris Messinis—AFP/Getty ImagesAnti-government protesters gather around a fire to get warm at a road block in Kiev, Jan. 26, 2014. Aris Messinis—AFP/Getty ImagesMen carry a casket containing the body of Mikhail Zhiznevsky, 25, an anti-government protester who was killed in clashes with police, outside Mikhailovsky Cathedral after a memorial service there in his honor on Jan. 26, 2014 in Kiev.Brendan Hoffman—Getty ImagesWomen weep as a casket containing the body of Mikhail Zhiznevsky, 25, an anti-government protester who was killed in clashes with police, is carried past on Jan. 26, 2014 in Kiev.Brendan Hoffman—Getty ImagesThe body of Mikhail Zhiznevsky, 25, an anti-government protester who was killed in clashes with police, rests in the back of a hearse following a memorial service in his honor on Jan. 26, 2014 in Kiev.Brendan Hoffman—Getty ImagesUkrainian protesters hold their flags outside of Mikhaylovsky Cathedral as they pay their final respects to Belarussian protester Mikhail Zhiznevsky during a funeral service in Kiev on Jan. 26, 2014. Genya Savilov—AFP/Getty ImagesWomen light candles inside Mikhailovsky Cathedral before a memorial service for Mikhail Zhiznevsky, 25, an anti-government protester who was killed in clashes with police on January 26, 2014 in Kiev.Brendan Hoffman—Getty ImagesA man uses a pole to remove the remains of broken windows at Ukrainian House, which was taken over by anti-government protesters on Jan. 26, 2014 in Kiev.Brendan Hoffman—Getty ImagesProtesters behind barricades in Kiev, Jan. 25, 2014. ddp images—Sipa USAA Ukrainian protester burns tires during clashes with police in Kiev on Jan. 25, 2014 Brendan Hoffman—Getty ImagesStreet fights during very low temperature in Kiev, Jan. 25, 2014. ddp images—Sipa USAAn anti-government protester uses a large sling shot during clashes with police on Hrushevskoho Street near Dynamo stadium on Jan. 25, 2014 in Kiev.Brendan Hoffman—Getty ImagesAn Orthodox Christian priest prays in front of riot police near protesters' barricades in the frosty morning in central Kiev, Jan. 25, 2014. Efrem Lukatsky—APAn anti-government protester walks among burned buses during clashes with police on Hrushevskoho Street near Dynamo stadium on Jan. 25, 2014 in Kiev.Brendan Hoffman—Getty ImagesUkrainian anti-government protesters walk past burning tyres during clashes with riot police in central Kiev early on Jan. 25, 2014.Volodymyr Shuvayev—AFP/Getty ImagesClashes in Kiev on Jan. 24, 2014. Olya Morvan—LandovClashes in Kiev on Jan. 24, 2014. Olya Morvan—LandovPolice block the road near the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers building on Jan. 24, 2014 in Kiev.Brendan Hoffman—Getty ImagesAnti-government protestors clear a channel through barricades near Dynamo Stadium on Jan. 24, 2014 in Kiev.Rob Stothard—Getty ImagesAnti-government protesters guard a barricade on a street near Dynamo stadium on Jan. 24, 2014 in Kiev.Brendan Hoffman—Getty ImagesUkrainians gather at a barricade during continuous anti-government protests in Kiev, Jan. 24, 2014.Roman Pilipey—EPAIncendiary projectiles are ready to be used by anti-government protesters near Dynamo Stadium on Jan. 24, 2014 in Kiev.Brendan Hoffman—Getty ImagesOrthodox priests pray as they stand between pro-European Union activists and police lines in central Kiev, Jan. 24, 2014.Sergei Grits—APProtesters use a large slingshot to hurl a Molotov cocktail at police in central Kiev, Jan. 23, 2014. Sergei Grits—APPro-European integration protesters take cover from water sprayed from a fire engine at the site of clashes with riot police in Kiev, Jan. 23, 2014.Vasily Fedosenko—ReutersPro-European integration protesters take cover from water sprayed from a fire engine at the site of clashes with riot police in Kiev, Jan. 23, 2014. Vasily Fedosenko—ReutersBurning tires in Kiev, Jan. 23, 2014. Burak Akbulut—Anadolu Agency/Getty ImagesProtestors gather around a fire during a stand off with police on Jan. 23, 2014 in Kiev. Rob Stothard—Rob StothardRiot police in Kiev, Jan. 22, 2014.Sergii Kharchenko—NurPhoto/CorbisA protester throws a Molotov cocktail during clashes with police in central Kiev, Jan. 22, 2014. Efrem Lukatsky—APTires burn in the street, set alight by protesters in clashes with police in central Kiev, Jan. 22, 2014. Sergei Grits—APTires burn in the street, set alight by protesters in clashes with police in central Kiev, Jan. 22, 2014. Vasily Maximov—AFP/Getty ImagesPro-European protesters with a Molotov cocktail in Kiev, Jan. 22, 2014.Roman Pilipey—Demotix/CorbisRiot police officers gather as they clash with protestors in the center of Kiev on Jan. 22, 2014. Anatolii Boiko—AFP/Getty ImagesA protester points a handgun during a clash with police in central Kiev, Jan. 22, 2014.Efrem Lukatsky—APProtesters clash with police in central Kiev, Jan. 22, 2014. Evgeny Feldman—APAn opposition supporter wears a gas mask during clashes between riot police and anti-government demonstrators in central Kiev, Jan, 22, 2014.Maloletka Yevgeny— Itar-Tass/CorbisA police officer aims his shotgun during clashes with protesters in central Kiev, Jan. 22, 2014. Efrem Lukatsky—APProtesters duck behind a burned vehicle as they clash with police in central Kiev, Jan. 22, 2014. Sergei Grits—APRiot police officers hold a man during clashes with pro-European protesters in Kiev, Jan. 22, 2014.Gleb Garanich—REUTERSA demonstrator holds an incendiary device as protesters clash with police in the center of Kiev on Jan. 22, 2014. Sergei Supinsky—AFP/Getty Images
