As the Ukrainian government’s crackdown on the EuroMaidan Revolution was getting increasingly savage back in February 2014 and culminated in the tragic massacre of civilians with live ammunition in broad daylight, the protesters fought back however they could. One of their most audacious steps was to set ablaze an office of the ruling Party of Regions, headed by then-president Yanukovych, who sparked the Revolution by a rash U-turn away from the EU and towards Russia.
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Ex-lawmaker Tetiana Chornovol speaks to the press before entering the State Investigation Bureau for questioning in Kyiv on April 14, 2020. Chornovol is suspected of deliberately burning the office of the then-ruling Party of Regions during the EuroMaidan Revolution, which led to the death of a security guard. The 100-day revolution ended Viktor Yanukovych's presidency on Feb. 22, 2014.
