Five years have passed since the Euromaidan in Kiev

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Posted by: Vasile Cojocari

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18 Feb. 2019 / 18:52

Five years have passed since the Euromaidan in Kiev

It's five years since the bloody "Euromaidan." Ukrainians come with emotion these days in the center of Kiev to pay tribute to the 100 people who have died and hundreds of injured. Between February 18 and 20, 2014, the most violent street battles took place in the capital of Ukraine, Moldova 1 reports.

To commemorate the 100 dead people, in the churches, liturgical services were held, and at the Memorial of "Heroes of the Heavenly Hundreds", flowers, candles and angelic paper were deposited.

Following the violent struggle, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych fled to Russia. The Kiev parliament amended the Constitution and new presidential elections were held.

Shortly, Crimea was annexed by the Russian Federation and the war in eastern Ukraine began.

According to the authorities in Kiev, more than 440 people were investigated, and nearly 300 were indicted for committing violence during the demonstrations. Recently, former president Yanukovych was sentenced to 13 years in prison for treason.

He is also responsible for killing over 100 protesters.

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