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Five regional councils in central and western Ukraine were taken over on Jan. 23 by disgruntled citizens as the grip and authority of President Viktor Yanukovych begins to weaken. Protesters took ove
Jan. 24, 2014
Two days after the brutal clashes between anti-government protesters and police on Jan. 22, the death toll remains unclear.
Jan. 24, 2014
Editor’s Note: Anti-government EuroMaidan demonstrations began in Ukraine on Nov. 21, triggered by President Viktor Yanukovych’s decision to abandon closer ties with the European Union in favor of Rus
Jan. 23, 2014
Twenty-five people injured in the tense standoff between protesters and
riot police on Kyiv’s central Hrushevskoho Street have sought medical
care in the past 24 hours, a Kyiv city administration spok
Jan. 23, 2014
A tense standoff remained overnight on Jan. 23, a day after violent clashes between police and anti-government demonstrators left five protesters dead, including four from gunshot wounds, medical work
Jan. 23, 2014
Yuriy Verbytsky, a Euromaidan protester abducted along with activist Ihor Lutsenko, has been found dead in Boryspil, a suburb of Kyiv, reports Radio Svoboda, citing family members who said they had id
Jan. 23, 2014
Yuriy Verbytsky, a Euromaidan protester abducted along with activist Ihor Lutsenko, has been found dead in Boryspil, a suburb of Kyiv, reports Radio Svoboda, citing family members who said they had id
Jan. 23, 2014
A crowd chanting “Murderers!” and “Glory to Ukraine” briefly retreated this morning after a police assault on their positions left two men dead from gunshot wounds. A third victim, also a protester, r
Jan. 22, 2014
Berkut riot police beat and kidnapped Dmytro Dvoychenkov , a journalist of Espreso online TV on Hrushevskoho Street before later releasing him this morning, official Espreso TV site reports on Jan. 22
Jan. 22, 2014
The Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office has confirmed reports on
two people who died from gunshot wounds in the center of Kyiv.
Jan. 22, 2014
The young man who was shot dead on Hrushevskoho Street, purportedly by riot police during early morning clahses on Jan. 22, was a passionate pro-democracy activist named Sergiy Nihoyan.
Oleg Musiy, th
Jan. 22, 2014
Editor’s Note: EuroMaidan participants and political opposition leaders held a Jan. 19 rally to protest new laws that restrict freedom of speech and peaceful protest. The rally turned violent between
Jan. 22, 2014
For nearly two days, the enraged protests on Hrushevskoho Street in Kyiv looked like a stuck video playing the same scene over and over again: young, masked men advanced toward barricaded police and
Jan. 21, 2014
Prominent EuroMaidan activists Ihor Lutsenko and Yuriy Verbytsky were abducted by five unknown men at 4 a.m. on Jan. 21 from Oleksandrivska Hospital in Kyiv, another civic activist, Mariya Lebedeva, a
Jan. 21, 2014
Ukrainian Wikipedia has reported it will protest against the law on amendments to the law “On judicial system and status of judges” and procedural laws regarding additional measures for the protection
Jan. 21, 2014
The Ukrainian Wikipedia community is protesting laws that go into effect Jan. 21 that criminalize criticism of government officials. In a protest banner message on its site, the community says that f
Jan. 21, 2014