Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Protesters in Kiev, Ukraine, clash with police in Independence Square on Wednesday, February 19. Thousands of anti-government demonstrators have packed the square since November, when President Viktor Yanukovych reversed a decision on a trade deal with the European Union and instead turned toward Russia. Hide Caption 1 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Protesters clash with police in Kiev on February 19. The unrest in Ukraine intensified after an anti-protest law went into effect in January. Demonstrators took to the streets to protest the law, which was later repealed. Hide Caption 2 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Protesters prepare a barricade in Independence Square on February 19. Hide Caption 3 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Police form a line as the Trade Unions Building burns in Independence Square on February 19. Hide Caption 4 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Police form a barrier in Independence Square on February 19. Hide Caption 5 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Protesters in Kiev throw rocks at riot police in Independence Square on February 19. Hide Caption 6 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Independence Square smolders during protests on February 19. Hide Caption 7 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Protesters walk in the rubble of Independence Square on February 19. Hide Caption 8 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Protesters gather in Kiev on February 19. Hide Caption 9 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – A protester throws a cobblestone at riot police during clashes in Independence Square on February 19. Hide Caption 10 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Riot police officers rest against a column in Independence Square on February 19. Hide Caption 11 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Protesters stand in Independence Square on February 19. Hide Caption 12 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – An injured protester is moved out during clashes with riot police in Kiev on February 19. Hide Caption 13 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – A protester uses a slingshot to throw a rock at riot police February 19 in Kiev. Hide Caption 14 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Riot police line up in Kiev on February 19. Hide Caption 15 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Protesters put on gas masks near the perimeter of Independence Square on February 19. Hide Caption 16 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Protesters brace themselves for more violence in Kiev on February 19. Hide Caption 17 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – A protester throws a stone in Kiev on February 19. Hide Caption 18 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Protesters protect themselves with shields as they clash with police in Kiev on February 19. Hide Caption 19 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – An injured protester waits to be treated in a Kiev monastery, converted into a makeshift hospital, on February 19. Hide Caption 20 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Protesters sleep on the floor inside a Kiev monastery on February 19. Hide Caption 21 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Protesters clash with police in Independence Square on February 19. Hide Caption 22 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – A protester rushes through a broken door in the regional prosecutor's office in Lviv, Ukraine, on February 19. Police said the unrest has spread to western Ukraine, with protesters attacking police and local government offices in a number of regions. Hide Caption 23 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Protesters in Lviv burn papers from a government building on February 19. Hide Caption 24 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – A protester aims a weapon in Kiev on Tuesday, February 18. Hide Caption 25 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Riot police storm Independence Square on February 18. Hide Caption 26 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – A protester runs during clashes with police in Kiev on February 18. Hide Caption 27 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Protesters clash with police in Independence Square on February 18. Hide Caption 28 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Protesters watch clashes in Kiev on February 18. Hide Caption 29 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Violence between police and protesters escalates February 18 in Kiev. Hide Caption 30 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Riot police stand firm in Kiev on February 18. Hide Caption 31 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Protesters burn a car in central Kiev on February 18. Hide Caption 32 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – A protester stands atop a barricade in Kiev on February 18. Hide Caption 33 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Protesters clash with riot police outside Ukraine's parliament in Kiev on February 18. Hide Caption 34 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – A rainbow forms over a protester ducking for cover in Kiev on February 18. Hide Caption 35 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Riot police protect themselves during clashes in Kiev on February 18. Hide Caption 36 of 88

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Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – A protester is engulfed in flames while running from the clashes in Kiev on February 18. Hide Caption 38 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Riot police detain a protester in Kiev on February 18. Hide Caption 39 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Protesters invade the main office of the ruling Party of Regions in Kiev on February 18. Hide Caption 40 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Riot police shield themselves during clashes with protesters on February 18. Hide Caption 41 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Protesters throw stones toward riot police in Kiev on February 18. Hide Caption 42 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – A protester holds a Ukrainian flag in Independence Square on Tuesday, February 4. Hide Caption 43 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – A protester smokes a cigarette while standing guard in Kiev on February 4. Hide Caption 44 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Protesters keep an eye on police February 4 as they man a barricade in Kiev. Hide Caption 45 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – A protester is reflected in a broken mirror during protests in Kiev on Monday, February 3. Hide Caption 46 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Opposition supporters warm themselves in Kiev on Saturday, February 1. Hide Caption 47 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – A protester stands on top of barricades in Kiev on Tuesday, January 28. Hide Caption 48 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Protesters sit behind a barricade in Kiev on January 28. Hide Caption 49 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Protesters march in Kiev on Monday, January 27. Activists say they want wide-ranging constitutional reform and a shake-up of the Ukrainian political system. Hide Caption 50 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Police block a street in Kiev on January 27. Hide Caption 51 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – A couple try to keep warm near a fire at a barricade in Kiev on January 27. Hide Caption 52 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Riot police block a Kiev street from protesters on January 27. Hide Caption 53 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Protesters stand guard inside the Ukraine Justice Ministry in Kiev on January 27. Demonstrators later left the building because they didn't want to create any difficulties in negotiations between the government and opposition, a protest leader said. Protesters repositioned themselves outside and blocked access to the building, the leader said. Hide Caption 54 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Orthodox priests lead the funeral service for slain protester Mikhail Zhiznevsky in Kiev on Sunday, January 26. Hide Caption 55 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Riot police officers stand in line during anti-government protests in Kiev on Saturday, January 25. Hide Caption 56 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – An Orthodox priest prays during protests on January 25. Hide Caption 57 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Some 10,000 Ukrainians take part in the funeral ceremony of dead protester Yuri Verbytsky in the western city of Lviv on Friday, January 24. Hide Caption 58 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – A line of Ukrainian riot police block a road on January 24. Hide Caption 59 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – A protester puts on a gas mask near Dynamo Stadium in Kiev on January 24. Hide Caption 60 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly – Ukrainian Oksana Tikhomirova cries as she urges riot police to stop the violence outside a government district in central Kiev on January 24. Hide Caption 61 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Molotov cocktails sit in a basket ready to be used by protesters in Kiev on January 24. Hide Caption 62 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Riot police stand guard near Dynamo Stadium on January 24. Hide Caption 63 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – A protester passes past graffiti that reads "Government for People" in the Ministry of Agricultural Policy building in Kiev on January 24. Hide Caption 64 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – A man walks past the wreckage of a car on January 24. Hide Caption 65 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Ukrainian protesters use a huge catapult to throw stones at riot police as tires burn in Kiev on Thursday, January 23. Hide Caption 66 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Riot police officers gather in Kiev on January 23. Hide Caption 67 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Opposition leader Vitali Klitschko, center, addresses protesters near the burning barricades between police and protesters in central Kiev on January 23. Hide Caption 68 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Riot police stand guard near a burnt-out bus covered in icicles in Kiev on January 23. Hide Caption 69 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – A protester walks past burning tires in Kiev on January 23. Hide Caption 70 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – A protester shoots fireworks at police during clashes in Kiev on January 23. Hide Caption 71 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – A protester carries tires toward a fire on January 23. Hide Caption 72 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Riot police officers line up in Kiev during clashes on Wednesday, January 22. Hide Caption 73 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – A protester throws a Molotov cocktail on January 22. Hide Caption 74 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Protesters shoot from behind a shield among burning automobile tires in Kiev on January 22. Hide Caption 75 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Riot police officers gather as they clash with protesters in the center of Kiev on January 22. Hide Caption 76 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – A protester throws a Molotov cocktail during clashes with police in central Kiev. Hide Caption 77 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Ukrainian protesters are seem during a mass action of opposition on Grushevsky Street. Hide Caption 78 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – A protester throws a stone in front of a plume of fire and smoke during clashes with police in central Kiev. Hide Caption 79 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Flames leap off a protester during clashes with police on January 22. Hide Caption 80 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – A police officer aims his shotgun during clashes with protesters. Hide Caption 81 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Paramedics put a wounded man on a stretcher and into a medical vehicle. Hide Caption 82 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Ukrainian police storm protesters' barricades in Kiev amid violent clashes on January 22. Hide Caption 83 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – A European integration supporter is seen in Independence Square. Hide Caption 84 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – Protesters are seen in front of burning tires on Grushevsky Street. Hide Caption 85 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – A medic treats an injured protester's leg during violent clashes between demonstrators and police. Hide Caption 86 of 88

Photos: Photos: Ukraine protests turn deadly Ukraine protests turn deadly – A Ukrainian man stands in front of riot police on January 22. Hide Caption 87 of 88