This is not a Ukrainian Civil War
Despite the temporary truce, clashes in Kyiv continue and this confrontation has gone beyond Hrushevskoho Street. There are not only mass clashes between anti-government protesters and police in the area near the Dynamo stadium, but also there is an open war against activists by the authorities. Apparent use of gangs against protesters and ordinary citizens, kidnapping and torture of activists, targeted shooting at medics and reporters by riot police – this is an incomplete list of what authorities are doing on the Kyiv streets this past week.
January 26, 2014 - Anna Kotaleichuk