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A news item from RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service:

Two Ukrainian Police Hospitalized After Clashes With Protesters Near Parliament

KYIV -- Two police officers were hospitalized following a clash with anti-government protesters near the Ukrainian parliament building in Kyiv.

Kyiv police said dozens of protesters were detained during the December 17 violence, which erupted after police started to remove tents that had been erected by demonstrators near parliament.

It was not immediately clear if there were casualties among the demonstrators.

Thousands of people belonging to four different groups of protesters gathered at the site earlier in the day.

The crowd included people opposed to the government's plans to allow the privatization of agricultural lands.

Here is today's map of the latest situation in the Donbas conflict zone according to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry. (CLICK TO ENLARGE.)

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