"Epiphany" on Hrushevsky Street

"Epiphany" on Hrushevsky Street

2014, 1 min

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The video shows Kyiv on January 20, 2014. The aftermath of the night clash between peaceful protesters and security forces. The fighting on Hrushevskoho Street lasted for two days.

On January 21, the priests managed to stop the confrontation by standing between the thugs and the protesters, but on January 22, Berkut launched a new offensive, which resulted in the first deaths.

They were activists Yuriy Verbytsky, Serhiy Nigoyan, Roman Senyk and Mykhailo Zhyznevsky, the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred. In total, there are 108 people on the list of the dead.

The struggle lasted until February 22. On that day, Viktor Yanukovych was removed from the presidency of Ukraine and early presidential elections were called. Oleksandr Turchynov was elected Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada. The next day, Turchynov became acting president, and on February 25, 2014, the Verkhovna Rada authorized him to sign the laws of Ukraine.