18:30
9.12.2013
Despite the raids, still several thousand on Independence Square.
18:25
9.12.2013
Picture of the night so far. Children and snowmen in the foreground, riot police on the march in the background.
18:17
9.12.2013
The Interior Ministry has released a statement in connection with raids earlier tonight on the building that houses the Batkivschyna party and some opposition media outlets.
The statement says the raid was in reaction to a group complaint that officials from "one of the commercial structures" fraudulently held property belonging to the complaintants -- including a computer -- valued at more than $42,000.
The statement says the raid was in reaction to a group complaint that officials from "one of the commercial structures" fraudulently held property belonging to the complaintants -- including a computer -- valued at more than $42,000.
17:54
9.12.2013
Businesses around central Kyiv have reportedly been closed early tonight.
17:52
9.12.2013
Arseniy Yatsenyuk, leader of the Batkivschyna faction in parliament, sarcastically connected today's raid on party headquarters with Yanukovych's proposal for a national roundtable.
"He gave us an invitation to the roundtable through the initiative of the Berkut [riot police] and special forces."
"He gave us an invitation to the roundtable through the initiative of the Berkut [riot police] and special forces."
17:33
9.12.2013
Vitaliy Klitschko's 37-year-old younger brother, Wladimir, has been side by side with his brother throughout the protests.
They are both boxing heavyweight champions.
They are both boxing heavyweight champions.
17:28
9.12.2013
More video of clashes this evening. This from from Hromadske.tv.
17:22
9.12.2013
A Batkivschyna deputy.
17:20
9.12.2013
17:05
9.12.2013
Via our Ukrainian Service. New video of riot police and protesters clashing tonight on Luteranskaya street, near the presidential administration building.
Protesters chant: "Don't touch the police! They are waiting for that!"
Protesters chant: "Don't touch the police! They are waiting for that!"