Gallery: Photos: Go on the Front Lines of Ukraine's Violent Protests
Photo: Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images01Thousands Protest In Kiev As They Call On Government Leaders To Resign
Anti-government protesters rally on Independence Square. While initial protests were mainly comprised of students, violent clashes with police in which dozens of young people were injured, brought Ukrainians of all ages into the streets.
Photo: Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images02Protests Continue In Kiev As The Opposition Calls For A Snap Election
Police in Mariinsky Park where they blocked the road near the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers building on January 24, 2014.
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Anti-government protesters gather along barricades on Hrushevskoho Street near Dynamo stadium during clashes with police on January 25, 2014.
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An anti-government protester throws a Molotov cocktail during clashes with police on Hrushevskoho Street near Dynamo stadium on January 25, 2014.
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Incendiary projectiles are ready to be used by anti-government protesters near Dynamo Stadium on January 24, 2014.
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Anti-government protesters sleep on the floor of the occupied Kiev City Hall.
Photo: Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images07Protests Continue In Kiev As The Opposition Calls For A Snap Election
Anti-government protesters maintain a perimeter near Dynamo Stadium on January 24, 2014.
Photo: Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images08Violence Escalates As Kiev Protests Continue
Medics tend to a gravely wounded anti-government protester in the lobby of the Hotel Ukraine, which has been converted to a medical clinic and makeshift morgue, on February 20, 2014.
Photo: Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images09Thousands Protest In Kiev As They Call On Government Leaders To Resign
Chumak Taras, 20, from the town of Ivano-Frankivsk, in western Ukraine, rests inside the International Center of Culture and Arts, which is occupied by anti-government protesters.
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Anti-government protesters clash with police on Hrushevskoho Street near Dynamo stadium on January 24, 2014.
Photo: Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images11Clashes In Kiev As Police Try To Clear Protest Camps
A woman wrapped in a European Union flag stops at a hot dog stand near Independence Square on December 11, 2013.
