Ukraine: Street fighting in Kiev

Protests in Kiev, Ukraine, have been intensifying after February 18, 2014, and have already claimed more than 77 lives. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich met with opposition leaders and representatives of the European Union and they agreed to strike a peace deal to end the bloodshed.

Smoke and fire at the Maidan barricades. ©Reuters

Burnt down police bus. ©Reuters

Smoke and fire at the Maidan barricades. ©Reuters

Barricades at the Maidan. ©Reuters

Anti-government protestors are burning documents in the State Prosecutor’s Office in Ternopil city. ©Reuters

Riot police has formed a line near anti-government demonstrators during the rally in central Kiev on February 19. ©Reuters

Anti-government protestors detain an injured policeman during clashes at the Maidan in Kiev. ©Reuters

A priest standing near dead bodies after clashes between protestors and police. ©Reuters

The look of the place after the clashes. ©Reuters

On a barricade. ©Reuters

An anti-government demonstrator smocking on a barricade at the Independence Square in Kiev. ©Reuters

An anti-government demonstrator taking pictures on a barricade at the Independence Square in Kiev. ©Reuters

The anti-government protestors use improvised catapults to fire various objects at riot police in central Kiev. ©Reuters

The general view of the rally at the Independence Square in Kiev. ©Reuters

Riot police preparing to storm barricades at Maidan. ©Reuters

People are resting inside the St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery used as a shelter and first-aid post for anti-government protestors. ©Reuters

The Maidan at night time. ©Reuters

The front row of barricades defense. ©Reuters

On the barricade. ©Reuters

Women filling bottles with flamable liquid. ©Reuters

The barricade is under attack. ©Reuters

On the barricade. ©Reuters

The anti-government rally if front of the building of the Security Service quarters of Ukraine in Lviv city. ©Reuters

Anti-government protestors destroying documents in the Prosecutor's Office of Lviv city. ©Reuters

The Maidan at night time. ©Reuters

The barricade under attack. ©Reuters

Anti-government protestors near the District Department of the Interior in Lviv. ©Reuters

Wounded protestors after the clashes with police in Kiev. ©Reuters

The anti-government protestors are attacking the headquarters of the pro-presidential party in Kiev. ©Reuters

A molotov cocktail was thrown at the riot police. ©Reuters

Barricade defense. ©Reuters

Barricade under attack. ©Reuters

Interior Ministry officers captured by anti-government protestors during clashes with riot police in Kiev. ©Reuters

The Interior Ministry officers captured by anti-government protestors during clashes with riot police in Kiev. ©Reuters

A woman, holding a candle, took part in transporting more than a dozen dead bodies from the hotel lobby to the local hospital after clashes at the Independence Square. ©Reuters

The Anti-government protestors are building a barricade using the pavement slabs in Kiev. ©Reuters

A general view of the protestors camp at the Maidan in Kiev. ©Reuters