Activists of Maidan self-defence wearing helmets and crowns of flowers watch Kiev's communal services remove an opposition barricade on Grushevsky street in order to allow limited car traffic in accordance with an arrangement between anti-government opposition and the Ukrainian powers, in Kiev, on February 16, 2014. (Photo by Genya Savilov/AFP Photo)
Anti-government protesters clashes with riot police outside Ukraine's parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, February 18, 2014. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)
Anti-government protesters lob stones during clashes with riot police outside Ukraine's parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, February 18, 2014. Some thousands of angry anti-government protesters clashed with police in a new eruption of violence Tuesday. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)
An anti-government protester throw a stone during clashes with riot police outside Ukraine's parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, February 18, 2014. Thousands of angry anti-government protesters clashed with police in a new eruption of violence following new maneuvering by Russia and the European Union to gain influence over this former Soviet republic. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)
An anti-government protester dressed in Ukrainian national dress throws a stone during clashes with riot police outside Ukraine's parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, February 18, 2014. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)
Riot police officers carry out an injured officer during clashes with protesters outside Ukraine's parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, February 18, 2014. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)
Anti-government protesters clash with riot police outside Ukraine's parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, February 18, 2014. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)
Riot police officers work to remove an injured officer from the scene during clashes with protesters outside Ukraine's parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, February 18, 2014. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)
Anti-government protesters clash with riot police outside Ukraine's parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, February 18, 2014. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)
Anti-government protesters clash with the police in Kiev on February 18, 2014. Police on Tuesday launched an assault on the main anti-government protest camp on Kiev's Independence Square after the bloodiest clashes in almost three months of anti-government demonstrations, AFP journalists at the scene said. (Photo by Anatolii Boiko/AFP Photo)
Riot police beat an anti-government protester during clashes in Kiev February 18, 2014. Ukrainian riot police charged protesters occupying a central Kiev square early on Wednesday after the bloodiest day since the former Soviet republic, caught in a geopolitical struggle between Russia and the West, won its independence. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)
Police experts examine bodies of the dead anti-government protesters after their clashes with the police in Kiev on February 18, 2014.Ukrainian riot police stormed the main opposition camp in Kiev Tuesday after clashes left at least seven dead in the bloodiest day in three months of protests, triggering international alarm. (Photo by Anatolii Boiko/AFP Photo)
An Interior Ministry member, who was injured during clashes with anti-government protesters, is transported on a stretcher in Kiev. (Photo by Andrew Kravchenko/Reuters)
Riot policemen detain wounded people after clashes in central Kiev February 18, 2014. Ukrainian riot police charged protesters occupying a central Kiev square early on Wednesday after the bloodiest day since the former Soviet republic, caught in a geopolitical struggle between Russia and the West, won its independence more than 22 years ago. At least 18 people, including seven policemen, died on Tuesday during hours of violence between security forces and civilians who have staged protests against President Viktor Yanukovich since last November. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)
A young anti-government protester takes part in the demonstration. Police used water cannons to disperse demonstrators near Independence Square. But, the AP noted, “the 20,000 demonstrators fought back, armed with rocks, bats and firebombs, and singing the Ukrainian national anthem”. (Photo by Andrew Kravchenko/AFP Photo)
Riot police aim at anti-government protesters during clashes in central Kiev on February 18, 2014. Fresh clashes rocked Kiev's main protest camp on Independence Square on February 18 with riot police confronting anti-government protestors, an AFP reporter at the scene said. Protesters fired fireworks at security forces as riot police and water cannon moved towards opposition positions. (Photo by Anatolii Boiko/AFP Photo)
Anti-government protesters clash with riot police in Kiev's Independence Square. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)
Policeman evacuate a wounded colleague during clashes with anti-government protesters in Kiev, on February 18, 2014. (Photo by Anatolii Stepanov/AFP Photo)
Wounded people are seen after clashes with riot police in central Kiev, on February 18, 2014. (Photo by Vlad Sodel/Reuters)
Anti-government protesters clash with police in the center of Kiev on February 18, 2014. (Photo by Genya Savilov/AFP Photo)
Anti-government protesters clash with police in in the center of Kiev, on February 18, 2014. (Photo by Genya Savilov/AFP Photo)
A protester aims a pistol during clashes with riot police in Kiev, on February 18, 2014. (Photo by Konstantin Chernichkin/Reuters)
Policeman evacuate a wounded colleague during clashes with anti-government protesters in Kiev, on February 18, 2014. (Photo by Sergey Starostenko/Newscom/SIPA Press)
Anti-government protesters clash with riot police in Kiev's Independence Square, the epicenter of the country's current unrest. (Photo by Francesca Volpi/SIPA Press)
Wounded people after clashes with riot police in central Kiev February 18, 2014. (Photo by Sergey Starostenko/Newscom/SIPA Press)
Anti-government protesters clash with riot police in Kiev's Independence Square, the epicenter of the country's current unrest. (Photo by Barbaros Kayan/LeJournal/SIPA Press)
An anti-government protester fires an improvised weapon during clashes with riot police outside Ukraine's parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, February 18, 2014. Thousands of anti-government protesters clashed with police in a new eruption of violence Tuesday. (Photo by Sergei Chuzavkov/AP Photo)
Anti-government demonstrators stand on barricades during clashes with riot police in Kiev on February 18, 2014. Opposition leader Vitali Klitschko on February 18 urged women and children to leave the opposition's main protest camp on Kiev's Independence Square, known as Maidan, as riot police massed nearby. “We ask women and children to quit Maidan as we cannot rule out the possibility that they will storm (the camp)”, the former heavyweight boxing champion told protestors on the square. (Photo by Sandro Maddalena/AFP Photo)
Riot police officers and a woman take cover behind shields during clashes between anti-government protesters with police in Kiev, February 18, 2014. Ukrainian riot police advanced on the heart of 12-week-old protests against President Viktor Yanukovich on Tuesday and security forces set a deadline to end disturbances after at least five protesters were reported killed in a day of clashes. (Photo by Maks Levin/Reuters)
Protesters clash with riot police in Kiev on February 18, 2014. Ukraine's prosecutor-general on Tuesday warned he would seek to impose the “harshest punishment” on those behind an outburst of violence in Kiev. “The prosecutor-general will demand the harshest punishments for those who provoked people to carry out today's actions, those who organised it and those who directed it”, prosecutor-general Viktor Pshonka said in a statement. (Photo by Anatolii Boiko/AFP Photo)
Protesters using air rifles clash with police. “The situation seems to be escalating even further, which is probably what most people are worried about most of all because it doesn't seem it will ever end”, reporter David Stern says, “and there is a question of what will happen to Ukraine as a whole if this does spread ... beyond the capital”. (Photo by Danylo Pryhodko/EPA)
Wounded people walk after clashes with riot police in central Kiev February 18, 2014. Ukrainian riot police advanced on the heart of 12-week-old protests against President Viktor Yanukovich on Tuesday and security forces set a deadline to end disturbances after at least five protesters were reported killed in a day of clashes. (Photo by Vlad Sode/Reuters)
Interior Ministry members take cover behind shields during clashes with anti-government protesters in Kiev, February 18, 2014. Several thousand anti-government protesters clashed with police near Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday, torching vehicles and hurling stones in the worst violence to rock the capital Kiev in more than three weeks. (Photo by Vlad Sodel/Reuters)
Anti-government demonstrators clash with riot police in central Kiev on February 18, 2014. (Photo by Sandro Maddalena/AFP Photo)
Anti-government protesters clash with police in front of the Ukrainian Parliament in Kiev on February 18, 2014. (Photo by Sergei Supinsky/AFP Photo)
Anti-government protesters carry a wounded man during clashes with riot police in Kiev on February 18, 2014. (Photo by Yury Kirnichny/AFP Photo)
Anti-government protesters gather at a barricade near a fire during clashes with Interior Ministry members and riot police in central Kiev during the early hours February 19, 2014. Twenty-five people have been killed in fighting between anti-government protesters and police in the capital Kiev, the Ukrainian Health Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. (Photo by Maks Levin/Reuters)
Anti-government protesters clash with police in Independence Square on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. Violent clashes erupted yesterday following renewed anti-government protests, with the death toll rising to 25. (Photo by Alexander Koerner/Getty Images)
An injured anti-government protester is treated for injuries sustained during clashes with riot police outside Ukraine's parliament on February 18, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. Violent clashes erupted yesterday following renewed anti-government protests, with the death toll rising to 25. The anti-government protest originally started in November, after Ukrainian president Victor Yanukovych refused an association agreement with the European Union. (Photo by Vladislav Sodel/Kommersant Photo via Getty Images)
An injured anti-government protester lies on the ground during clashes with riot police outside Ukraine's parliament on February 18, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. (Photo by Vladislav Sodel/Kommersant Photo via Getty Images)
Wounded people are seen after clashes with riot police in central Kiev February 18, 2014. Ukrainian riot police advanced on the heart of 12-week-old protests against President Viktor Yanukovich on Tuesday and security forces set a deadline to end disturbances after at least five protesters were reported killed in a day of clashes. (Photo by Vlad Sodel/Reuters)
Interior Ministry members injured during clashes with anti-government protesters sit in Kiev, February 18, 2014. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)
A riot police prepares to throw a brick at anti-government protesters during clashes in central Kiev on February 18, 2014. Ukraine's prosecutor-general on February 18 warned he would seek to impose the "harshest punishment" on those behind an outburst of violence in Kiev. “The prosecutor-general will demand the harshest punishments for those who provoked people to carry out today's actions, those who organised it and those who directed it”, prosecutor-general Viktor Pshonka said in a statement. (Photo by Anatolii Boiko/AFP Photo)
An anti-government protesters prays in Independence Square in Kiev. (Photo by Alexander Koerner/Getty Images)
Policemen carry a colleague wounded during clashes with anti-government protesters in Kiev on February 18, 2014. (Photo by Yury Kirnichny/AFP Photo)
Protesters clash with riot police during the continuing protest in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 18 February 2014. Nine people have been killed in clashes between security forces and protesters, seven of them civilians, Ukrainian police say. Violence erupted in the Ukrainian capital after anti-government protesters broke through a police cordon in front of parliament. Protester marched toward the parliament to demand constitutional reforms that would curb the powers of President Viktor Yanukovych. Ukraine has been mired in political crisis since November after the government backed away from a trade agreement with the European Union and signed a 15-billion-dollar loan deal with Russia instead. (Photo by Danylo Pryhodko/EPA)
Violent clashes erupted in Kiev following renewed anti-government protests, with the death toll rising to 25. (Photo by Alexander Koerner/Getty Images)
Wounded people are seen after clashes with riot police in central Kiev February 18, 2014. Ukrainian riot police advanced on the heart of 12-week-old protests against President Viktor Yanukovich on Tuesday and security forces set a deadline to end disturbances after at least five protesters were reported killed in a day of clashes. (Photo by Vlad Sodel/Reuters)
Anti-government protesters prepare Molotov cocktails during an anti-government protest in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, 18 February 2014. A least three protesters were killed in clashes with police on 18 February, Ukrainian opposition activists say. Violence erupted in the Ukrainian capital after anti-government protesters broke through a police cordon in front of parliament. Protester marched toward the parliament to demand constitutional reforms that would curb the powers of President Viktor Yanukovych. Ukraine has been mired in political crisis since November after the government backed away from a trade agreement with the European Union and signed a 15-billion-dollar loan deal with Russia instead. (Photo by Alexey Furman/EPA)
Anti-government protester throws Molotov cocktail at the police in Independence Square in Kiev. (Photo by Alexander Koerner/Getty Images)
Injured anti-government protester at the Independence Square in Kiev. (Photo by Alexander Koerner/Getty Images)
Anti-government protesters in Independence Square in Kiev. (Photo by Alexander Koerner/Getty Images)
Medical volunteers treat a wounded man in a makeshift medical tent at the protest camp in Independence Square in Kiev, on February 19, 2014. (Photo by Sergey Ponomarev/The New York Times)
Ukraine braces for more violence after deadly clashes. (Photo by Olga Yakimovich/Reuters)
Protesters stand behind barricades during clashes with police on February 20, 2014 in Kiev. (Photo by Bulent Kilic/AFP Photo)
A policeman, center, tries to stop Ukrainian protesters as they seize police headquarters in Lviv, western Ukraine, early Wednesday, February 19, 2014. The violence on Tuesday was the worst in nearly three months of anti-government protests that have paralyzed Ukraine's capital, Kiev, in a struggle over the identity of a nation divided in loyalties between Russia and the West, and the worst in the country's post-Soviet history. (Photo by Pavlo Palamarchuk/AP Photo)
Flames engulf the main anti-government protest camp on Independence Square on Tuesday as riot police try to force demonstrators out. (Photo by Genya Savilov/Reuters)
Anti-government protesters guard the perimeter of Independence Square, known as Maidan, on Tuesday in Kiev, Ukraine. Police in Ukraine's capital attacked an opposition camp that's been the center of the massive anti-government protests that began last November. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)
Riot police move into the protesters' main camp on Independence Square. Late last year, President Viktor Yanukovych rejected a trade deal with the European Union in favor of closer ties with Moscow, leading to protests against his government. (Photo by Sergei Supiinsky/AFP Photo)
Anti-government protesters clash with the police during their storming of Independence Square in Kiev on February 18, 2014. Flames engulfed the main anti-government protest camp on Independence Square on Tuesday as riot police tried to force demonstrators out following the bloodiest clashes in three months of protests. The iconic square turned into a war zone as riot police moved slowly through opposition barricades from several directions, hurling stun grenades and using water cannon to clear protestors. (Photo by Sergei Supinsky/AFP Photo)
Burnt out vehicles remain after protesters clashes withpolice in Kiev on February 18, 2014. Police on Tuesday fired rubber bullets at stone-throwing protesters as they demonstrated close to Ukraine's parliament in Kiev, an AFP reporter at the scene said. Police also responded with smoke bombs after protesters hurled paving stones at them as they sought to get closer to the heavily-fortified parliament building. (Photo by Anatolii Boiko/AFP Photo)
Ukranian riot police take cover behind their shields during clashes with anti-government protesters near Independence Square in Kiev February 18, 2014. (Photo by Konstantin Chernichkin/Reuters)
Riot policemen stand guard as they are hit by fire caused by molotov cocktails hurled by anti-government protesters during clashes in Kiev February 18, 2014. Ukrainian riot police charged protesters occupying a central Kiev square early on Wednesday after the bloodiest day since the former Soviet republic, caught in a geopolitical struggle between Russia and the West, won its independence more than 22 years ago. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)
An anti-government protester prepares to throw a petrol bomb during clashes with riot police at Independence Square in Kiev February 18, 2014. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)
Anti-government protesters aim their weapons during clashes with riot police at Independence Square in Kiev February 18, 2014. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)
An anti-government protester prepares to throw a petrol bomb during clashes with riot police at Independence Square in Kiev February 18, 2014. Ukrainian riot police advanced on Tuesday onto a central Kiev square occupied by protesters, after at least 14 people died in the worst day of violence since demonstrations erupted against President Viktor Yanukovich 12 weeks ago. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)
Fireworks explode near anti-government protester during clashes with riot police at the Independence Square in Kiev February 18, 2014. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)
Interior Ministry members are on fire, caused by molotov cocktails hurled by anti-government protesters, as they stand guard during clashes in Kiev February 18, 2014. Several thousand anti-government protesters clashed with police near Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday, torching vehicles and hurling stones in the worst violence to rock the capital Kiev in more than three weeks. (Photo by Andrew Kravchenko/Reuters)
Anti-government protesters shield themselves during clashes with riot police in central Kiev. (Photo by Genya Savilov/AFP Photo)
Anti-government protesters clash with riot police outside Ukraine's parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, February 18, 2014. Ukraine's festering political crisis took a deadly turn Tuesday, as thousands of anti-government protesters clashed with police outside Ukraine's parliament. Three protesters were killed in the melee, the opposition reported, and emergency workers found another person dead after a fire at the ruling party's office in Kiev. Law enforcement agencies gave the demonstrators a deadline of 6 p.m. (1600 GMT) to stop the confrontations and vowed to restore order. (Photo by Sergei Chuzavkov/AP Photo)
A protester holds a makeshft shield in front of a burning car during clashes with police in Kiev. (Photo by Konstantin Chernichkin/Reuters)
Riot police clash with anti-government protesters outside Ukraine's parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, February 18, 2014. Thousands of angry anti-government protesters clashed with police in a new eruption of violence following new maneuvering by Russia and the European Union to gain influence over this former Soviet republic. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)
Smoke from exploding fireworks and fires billows into the night sky as Ukrainians gather on the Independence Square during continuing protest in Kiev. (Photo by Igor Kovalenko/EPA)
People speak near a barricade on fire during clashes between anti-government protesters and Interior Ministry members in Kiev. (Photo by Andrew Kravchenko/Reuters)
Anti-government protesters clash with riot police in Kiev's Independence Square, the epicenter of the country's current unrest. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)
Two wounded policemen are guided to the ambulance cars during an anti-government protest in downtown Kiev. (Photo by Alexey Furman/EPA)
An anti-government protester runs during clashes with riot police in Kiev's Independence Square. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)
Protesters take over the main office of the ruling Ukrainian “Party of Regions” political party in downtown Kiev. (Photo by Oleg Petrasyuk/EPA)
Anti-government protesters clash with riot police in Kiev's Independence Square. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)
Anti-government protesters gather by the entrance as they attack an office of the pro-presidential “Party of the Regions” in Kiev. (Photo by Maksym Kudymets/Reuters)
Anti-government protesters attempt to break a door inside an office of the pro-presidential “Party of the Regions” in Kiev. (Photo by Andrew Kravchenko/Reuters)
A protester inside the main office of the ruling Ukrainian “Party of Regions” political party in downtown Kiev. (Photo by Oleg Petrasyuk/EPA)
Riot police storm Kiev's Independence Square, the epicenter of the country's current unrest. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)
Anti-government protesters clash with police in front of the Ukrainian Parliament in Kiev on February 18, 2014. At least three anti-government protesters were killed and some 150 others injured, some seriously, today in fresh clashes between police and demonstrators protesting near Ukraine's parliament building in Kiev. Medics at an opposition-run field hospital said that most of the injuries were caused by stun grenades while some of the 30 people in a serious condition had suffered head injuries, and one person had to have a hand amputated. (Photo by Sergei Supinsky/AFP Photo)
Monuments to Kiev's founders burn as anti-government protesters clash with riot police in Kiev's Independence Square, the epicenter of the country's current unrest, Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, February 18, 2014. Thousands of police armed with stun grenades and water cannons attacked the large opposition camp in Ukraine's capital on Tuesday that has been the center of nearly three months of anti-government protests after at least nine people were killed in street clashes. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)
Anti-government protesters throw missiles during clashes with riot police at the Independence Square in Kiev. (Photo by David Mdzinarishvili/Reuters)
A young anti-government protester looks on during clashes with police in front of the Ukrainian Parliment in Kiev on February 18, 2014. (Photo by Sergei Supinsky/AFP Photo)
Anti-government protesters clash with the police during their storming of Independence Square in Kiev. (Photo by Sergei Supinsky/AFP Photo)
Anti-government protesters clash with the police during their storming of Independence Square in Kiev on February 18, 2014. Flames engulfed the main anti-government protest camp on Kiev's Independence Square on Tuesday as riot police tried to force demonstrators out following the bloodiest clashes in three months of protests. The iconic square turned into a war zone as riot police moved slowly through opposition barricades from several directions, hurling stun grenades and using water cannon to clear protestors. (Photo by Genya Savilov/AFP Photo)
Thousands of angry anti-government protesters clashed with police in a new eruption of violence following new maneuvering by Russia and the European Union to gain influence over this former Soviet republic. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)
An anti-government protester wears a gas mask during clashes with Interior Ministry members in Kiev. Several thousand anti-government protesters clashed with police near Ukraine's parliament torching vehicles and hurling stones in the worst violence to rock the capital Kiev in more than three weeks. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)
Anti-government protesters clashed violently with police in central Kiev, a day after Moscow moved to cement its influence over Ukraine with $2 billion in cash to shore up the former Soviet state's heavily indebted economy. (Photo by Sergei Chuzavkov/AP Photo)
Protesters marched toward the parliament to demand constitutional reforms that would curb the powers of President Viktor Yanukovych. Ukraine has been mired in political crisis since November 2013 after the government backed away from a trade agreement with the European Union and signed a 15-billion-dollar loan deal with Russia instead. (Photo by Sergei Chuzavkov/AP Photo)
An anti-government protester threatens riot police outside Ukraine's parliament in Kiev. (Photo by Sergei Chuzavkov/AP Photo)
At least five anti-government protesters were killed and some 150 others injured in fresh clashes between police and demonstrators protesting near Ukraine's parliament building in Kiev. (Photo by Sergei Chuzavkov/AP Photo)
A anti-government protester is engulfed in flames while running from the scene, during clashed with riot police outside Ukraine's parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, February 18, 2014. Thousands of angry anti-government protesters clashed with police in a new eruption of violence following new maneuvering by Russia and the European Union to gain influence over this former Soviet republic. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)
An anti-government protester looks on as smoke from a fire rises above Independence Square in central Kiev. (Photo by David Mdzinarishvili/Reuters)
Interior Ministry officers walk in formation as smoke rises above Independence Square where anti-government protesters are holding a rally in central Kiev. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)
Anti-government protesters carry a roundwood as they gather in Independence Square in central Kiev. (Photo by David Mdzinarishvili/Reuters)
An anti-government protester finds cover during clashes with riot police outside Ukraine's parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, February 18, 2014. Thousands of angry anti-government protesters clashed with police in a new eruption of violence following new maneuvering by Russia and the European Union to gain influence over this former Soviet republic. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)
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