Ukrainian police and protesters on Wednesday, January 22, engaged in ferocious clashes in the center of Kiev, leaving at least 5 activists dead in the first fatalities in two months of anti-government protests. An area in the center of the capital was turned into a virtual war zone as protesters hurled stones and Molotov cocktails at police and the security forces responded with tear gas, stun grenades and rubber bullets. The opposition movement’s medical service said that 5 of its activists had been killed and 4 of them reportedly found with gunshot wounds. Prosecutors have so far confirmed two deaths. Ukrainian opposition leaders said the next 24 hours would be crucial as they waited to hear from President Viktor Yanukovych if he would accept concessions to halt the bloodshed.
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