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EuroMaidan rallies in Ukraine (Feb. 19 live updates)
Feb. 20, 2014, 3:38 p.m. |
Kyiv Post
The bodies of three slain protesters in Kyiv are covered up by mourners on Khreshchatyk Street. The death toll is rising amid fresh clashes between police and protesters on Feb. 20 on Independence Square. At least 35 demonstrators have been killed, most by gunshot wounds from police near October Palace on the south side of the main square.
© Christopher J. Miller
Editor's Note: Police launched a raid on Independence Square at 8 p.m. on Feb. 18 .The Feb. 18-19 clashes killed at least 26 persons, including 10 police officers, and injured more than 1,000 people. Fighting resumed on Feb. 20 with at least 42 people killed.
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