Kiev’s Battlefield: Protests Ignite Fiery Clashes in Ukraine

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A protestor throws a molotov cocktail at riot police in the centre of Kiev on Jan. 22, 2014.
A protestor throws a molotov cocktail at riot police in the centre of Kiev on Jan. 22, 2014.Vasily Maximov / AFP / Getty Images
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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.

A protestor throws a molotov cocktail at riot police in the centre of Kiev on Jan. 22, 2014.
A protestor throws a molotov cocktail at riot police in the centre of Kiev on Jan. 22, 2014. Vasily Maximov / AFP / Getty Images
Tyres burn in the street, set alight by protesters in clashes with police in central Kiev, Jan. 22, 2014.
Tyres burn in the street, set alight by protesters in clashes with police in central Kiev, Jan. 22, 2014. Sergei Grits / AP
Riot police officers gather as they clash with protestors in the center of Kiev on Jan. 22, 2014.
Riot police officers gather as they clash with protestors in the center of Kiev on Jan. 22, 2014. Anatolii Boiko / AFP / Getty Images
A protester points a handgun during a clash with police in central Kiev, Jan. 22, 2014.
A protester points a handgun during a clash with police in central Kiev, Jan. 22, 2014. Efrem Lukatsky / AP
Protesters clash with police in central Kiev, Jan. 22, 2014.
Protesters clash with police in central Kiev, Jan. 22, 2014. Evgeny Feldman / AP
Three people were reported dead in Kiev on Wednesday morning, during clashes between police and demonstrators against the government's anti-protest law in Kiev, Jan. 22, 2014.
Three people were reported dead in Kiev on Wednesday morning, during clashes between police and demonstrators against the government's anti-protest law in Kiev, Jan. 22, 2014. Burak Akbulut / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images
A police officer aims his shotgun during clashes with protesters in central Kiev, Jan. 22, 2014.
A police officer aims his shotgun during clashes with protesters in central Kiev, Jan. 22, 2014. Efrem Lukatsky / AP
Protesters duck behind a burned vehicle as they clash with police in central Kiev, Jan. 22, 2014.
Protesters duck behind a burned vehicle as they clash with police in central Kiev, Jan. 22, 2014. Sergei Grits / AP
Riot police officers hold a man during clashes with pro-European protesters in Kiev, Jan. 22, 2014.
Riot police officers hold a man during clashes with pro-European protesters in Kiev, Jan. 22, 2014.Gleb Garanich / Reuters
A demonstrator holds an incendiary device as protesters clash with police in the center of Kiev, Jan. 22, 2014.
A demonstrator holds an incendiary device as protesters clash with police in the center of Kiev, Jan. 22, 2014. Sergei Supinsky / AFP / Getty Images

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