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I'm following this on behalf of http://grasswire.com http://grasswire.com - and a lot has changed since this article was written. I'll update this comment as fr
by austenallred 13y ago
I'm following this on behalf of http://grasswire.com http://grasswire.com - and a lot has changed since this article was written. I'll update this comment as frequently as possible.
* Update 18: More protesters entering EuroMaidan camp right now, many carrying tires. They've burned tires during these clashes to create a smokescreen.
* Update 17: Ukraine to restrict traffic to Kyiv starting at midnight tonight
* Update 16: Armored vehicles are entering the square. One has been set on fire by protestors.
* Update 15: An emergency meeting has been called between Yanykovytch and opposition leaders.
* Update 14: Protestors have united in singing national anthem of Ukraine as flashbang grenades, rubber and plastic bullets ring out. http://www.livestream.com/activistworldnewsnow http://www.livestream.com/activistworldnewsnow
* Update 13: Police reinforcements have arrived, barricade has been torn down. Protestors using laser pointers to blind police. Rubber bullets being fired constantly.
* Update 12: Police storming with water cannons and rubber bullets
* Update 11: Last few livestreams: http://www.livestream.com/activistworldnewsnow http://www.livestream.com/activistworldnewsnow
* Update 10: More streams going dead. This one is still live - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbQC7_TNQPw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbQC7_TNQPw
* Update 9: The militia is storming the square. (personal commentary - this will not be good).
* Update 8: Chaos is breaking out. Fireworks and explosions everywhere. Livestream: http://www.livestream.com/activistworldnewsnow http://www.livestream.com/activistworldnewsnow
* Update 7: Better livestream: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/live-action-spilno-tv http://www.ustream.tv/channel/live-action-spilno-tv
* Update 6: 10 police buses and 3 water cannons are now waiting on Institutsksa street
* Update 5: Militia making loudspeaker announcement at Institutska st. "Please leave Maidan as an anti-terrorist operation will take place"
* Update 4: Live feeds are disappearing. We're worried the Internet will be cut soon.
* Update 3: BTR/machine guns on a tripod spotted at the bank "Khreschatyk"
* Update 2: Riot forces are blocking all paths to and from the central square (Maidan)
* Update 1: the square is now surrounded by military forces
* Just a few minutes ago the promised "ceasefire" ended, and police are moving toward the square.
* Livestream: http://www.livestream.com/activistworldnewsnow http://www.livestream.com/activistworldnewsnow
* Two BTRs were recently heard.
* The main pro-protestor channel, Channel 5, had its signal cut
* Video of military APCs arriving in Kyiv, heading toward downtown http://t.co/ujaGa62OIg http://t.co/ujaGa62OIg
- emhart 13y agoThank you for jumping in with the updates!
- mladenkovacevic 13y agoThey are only breaking out the armoured vehicles now? Would've happened months ago in any other western country.
- 650REDHAIR 13y agoSo these are military or police BTRs/APCs? I was under the impression that the military was staying out and would likely intervene on behalf of the public and not the police.
- sigsergv 13y agoPolice. Military forces keep neutrality for now.
- memracom 13y agoWhen riot forces block all surrounding streets it means that they intend to slowly close in and arrest everybody. No food or water goes into the area. People cannot leave until and unless the police are ready to arrest them.
- memracom 13y agoOn the Spilno TV feed (update 7) I can hear people talking in both Ukrainian and in Russian. Maybe this is not really about a split between western Ukrainians and ethnic Russians.
- IgorPartola 13y agoSounds like the protesters are trying to throw Molotov cocktails at the water cannons. They are also using laser pointers to blind the police. Photos: http://america.aljazeera.com/multimedia/photo-gallery/2014/2/photos-kiev-proteststurndeadly.html http://america.aljazeera.com/multimedia/photo-gallery/2014/2...