Protesters light petrol bombs as they stand behind barricadesPicture: Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images
People cheer as they listen to police officers from Lviv who have joined anti-government protesters during a rally in Independence SquarePicture: REUTERS/Olga Yakimovich
Thousands of people occupy the central square in Kiev waiting for news from parliamentPicture: DAVID ROSE FOR THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
A police officer from Lviv region poses with protestors for photos at a barricade in KievPicture: AP Photo/MTI, Laszlo Beliczay
An activist catches up on some sleep in Independence Square, KievPicture: MARKO DROBNJAKOVIC/AP
Men wait on their makeshift barricadePicture: MARKO DROBNJAKVIC/REUTERS
Meanwhile, it was far from peaceful inside the Ukrainian parliament with politicians clashing during their Friday sessionPicture: MAKSYM MARUSENKO/AFP
Various types of protective headgear used by anti-government protesters in Independence Square in Kiev, UkrainePicture: REUTERS/Baz Ratner
An anti-government protester looks through binoculars as he mans a barricade in KievPicture: DAVID MDZINARISHVILI/REUTERS
Gas masks are on hand if neededPicture: BAZ RATNER/REUTERS
Orthodox priests patrol the area to offer spiritual support if neededPicture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
As the protestors hold their ground, all-night talks in Ukraine mediated by EU foreign ministers hope to come up with a solution to the crisisPicture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Smoke still fills the air around Maidan – the main protest campPicture: LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images
An anti-government demonstrator builds a barricade with burning tyres in Kiev’s Independence SquarePicture: BULENT KILIC/AFP
Shields protect the men not only from missiles, but from the heat of the fires burning in the squarePicture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
A general view of the scene on Thursday when hundreds of armed protesters bombarded police with Molotov cocktails and rocks, regaining control of most of the square they occupied at the start of the three-month political crisis.Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Protesters try to protect themselves from fire as they stand behind burning barricades during Thursday’s clashes with policePicture: Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images
Protesters carry a wounded demonstrator in KievPicture: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images
Protesters light petrol bombs as they stand behind barricadesPicture: Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images
Protesters advance to new positions in KievPicture: AFP/Getty Images
Protesters carry molotov cocktailsPicture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
A priest rushes to give the last sacraments to an anti-government protesterPicture: Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images
‘Kiev, rise up!’ Protesters demand ouster of Ukrainian president, defense minister
Published time: August 28, 2014 12:50
Edited time: August 28, 2014 20:34
Hundreds of people have gathered in front of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry in Kiev, demanding resignation of President Petro Poroshenko and the defense minister over the poor handling of the military operation in the southeast.
