Ukraine protesters create 'fortress' to resist feared attack Building up barricades several metres high guarded by activists in body armour, Ukrainian protesters have turned their Kiev protest camp into a fortress they believe will be impossible to conquer without the greatest force. In a scene recalling the fortified towns of the Middle Ages, protesters have built the barricades to protect their self-contained protest zone centred around the hub of ...
Jan. 24, 2014 - AFP via Yahoo! News
Shrouded in smoke, Kiev becomes battle zone Shrouded in smoke and tear gas and echoing with the din of stun grenades and drums, the centre of Kiev turned into a battle zone amid brutal clashes between security forces and protesters. Police launched the first assault against stone-throwing protesters in the morning, marching forwards as a military formation clad in body armour with their shields in front. Hundreds of hardcore protesters ...
Jan. 22, 2014 - AFP via Yahoo! News