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LIVE: THE POLICE ATTACK KIEV PROTESTERS — AND THE IMAGES ARE INSANE

Michael Kelley and Jeremy Bender Feb. 18, 2014, 1:16 PM 18,841 53

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REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili

Anti-government protesters take cover behind shields during clashes with riot police at the Independence Square in Kiev January 18, 2014.

The anti-government protests in Ukraine are at their most violent point.  At least 14 people have died so far Tuesday.
The police now seem to be trying to storm Independence Square, aka Maidan, where activists have been camping out and protesting en masse since early December.
The Russian-backed forces loyal to Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych are being met with barrages of Molotov cocktails. Part of the encampment is on fire.
Previously, police had gathered around the square and clashed with protesters, but this time seems to be a more assertive effort. Earlier police asked women and children to leave Maidan so they can begin an "anti-terrorist operation."
Basically, things could get ugly tonight.
Here is a frequently updated live blog from The Interpreter.
It's a little after 23:00 in Kiev right now (16:00 EST). Here's the live stream:
Here are a couple more images from today: 

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AP/Efrem Lukatsky

Anti-government protesters clash with riot police in Kiev's Independence Square, the epicenter of the country's current unrest, Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014.

AP/Efrem Lukatsky

An anti-government protester is engulfed in flames during clashes with riot police outside Ukraine's parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014.

AP/Efrem Lukatsky

Riot police clash with anti-government protesters outside Ukraine's parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014.

REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin

A protester throws stones as a car is on flames during clashes with police in Kiev February 18, 2014.

AP/Efrem Lukatsky

Anti-government protesters clash with riot police outside Ukraine's parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014.

REUTERS/Andrew Kravchenko

A boy walks by a truck on fire during clashes between anti-government protesters and Interior Ministry members in Kiev February 18, 2014. Several thousand anti-government protesters clashed with police near Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday, torching vehicles and hurling stones in the worst violence to rock the capital Kiev in more than three weeks.

Earlier the Ukrainian Berkut, the feared security apparatus of the state, gave protesters until 18:00 [11:00 EST] to end the demonstrations or face "tough measures." In response, the Right Sector, a radical far-right group, has called on protestors to start arming themselves.
The protests have become a struggle for the direction of the country and whether it stays within Moscow's orbit or moves toward integration with the EU.
Below is a video showing the pandemonium that took place earlier:

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