23:21
18.2.2014
From Lviv, the attorney general's office, which has reportedly been taken over by protesters.
23:09
18.2.2014
Oleksaner Turchinov, an opposition deputy from the Fatherland party, was injured while standing on stage in Independence Square, according to Interfax. He later tweeted that he was doing okay and was likely hit by shrapnel.
22:25
18.2.2014
Protesters had held the trade union building since early December.
22:18
18.2.2014
21:40
18.2.2014
Geoffrey Pyatt, the U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, has confirmed that the video below -- of a man helping to wave through traffic towards Independence Square -- is indeed of him.
21:11
18.2.2014
The press secretary for Vitali Klitschko says the boxer turned opposition politician is preparing to meet Yanukovych now.
20:56
18.2.2014
Protesters are reported to be storming government buildings in several western Ukrainian cities. This picture is reported to be of the central police headquarters in Ternopol.
20:54
18.2.2014
Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs now reporting six police officers have been killed.
20:45
18.2.2014
Yanukovych's spokeswoman, Hanna Herman, speaking to RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, says there will be no further negotations until the violence stops:
"Negotiations will only take take place when the violent methods stop, when the opposition gets its armed people off the street and when calm comes back to the country. Then it will be necessary to sit at the negotiating table."
"Negotiations will only take take place when the violent methods stop, when the opposition gets its armed people off the street and when calm comes back to the country. Then it will be necessary to sit at the negotiating table."
20:06
18.2.2014
Ukrainian authorities say they will block all access into Kyiv beginning at midnight to "ensure the safety of citizens and public order."
"These actions are caused by the need to normalize the situation in the country, to prevent loss of life and damage to property."
Meanwhile, the far-right Pravy Sektor provides a map apparently outlining how to avoid the cordon.
"These actions are caused by the need to normalize the situation in the country, to prevent loss of life and damage to property."
Meanwhile, the far-right Pravy Sektor provides a map apparently outlining how to avoid the cordon.