15:06
9.12.2013
15:04
9.12.2013
The Interior Ministry issues a warning:
"So-called self-defense items for protesters" can cause bodily harm. "The police warn of the impropriety of such acts and of criminal liability if they are committed."
"So-called self-defense items for protesters" can cause bodily harm. "The police warn of the impropriety of such acts and of criminal liability if they are committed."
14:59
9.12.2013
"Wall Street Journal" correspondent.
14:56
9.12.2013
Yatsenyuk and a group of MPs are reportedly headed to the presidential administration building now.
14:49
9.12.2013
Ukraine's opposition reporting that riot police have begun breaking through barricades and protesters surrounding government buildings. More to come...
14:30
9.12.2013
Via our Ukrainian Service:
Investigators have conducted a search of the home of Yegor Previr -- one of nine people arrested after violence near the presidential administration building on December 1. According to the "Ukrainska Pravda" newspaper, the search took place this morning before lawyers could arrive. In addition to a computer, police are reported to have seized an application for a marginal organization called "The Brotherhood." The group has been blamed for the storming of the presidential complex last week.
Relatives say these documents were planted in Previr's apartment by police.
Previr suffered a concussion, broken nose, and dislocated jaw during the December 1 incident.
Investigators have conducted a search of the home of Yegor Previr -- one of nine people arrested after violence near the presidential administration building on December 1. According to the "Ukrainska Pravda" newspaper, the search took place this morning before lawyers could arrive. In addition to a computer, police are reported to have seized an application for a marginal organization called "The Brotherhood." The group has been blamed for the storming of the presidential complex last week.
Relatives say these documents were planted in Previr's apartment by police.
Previr suffered a concussion, broken nose, and dislocated jaw during the December 1 incident.
14:29
9.12.2013
Teatralnaya Metro, one of the three Metro stations that was closed this morning due to a bomb threat, has been reopened according to our Ukrainian Service.
Protesters themselves are creating barricades around Metro stations in the city center to further fortify their positions.
Protesters themselves are creating barricades around Metro stations in the city center to further fortify their positions.
13:30
9.12.2013
13:14
9.12.2013
Video from our Ukrainian Service of Kyiv today. Zero Celsius and snowing.
13:10
9.12.2013
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate has put itself squarely behind the protesters. In the picture below, Orthodox priests recite hymns at the so-called "live-border" between police and protesters.
According to recent reports, the atmosphere in Independence Square is calmer than it was earlier in the day.
According to recent reports, the atmosphere in Independence Square is calmer than it was earlier in the day.