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Earlier showdowns set stage
Prior to "Bloody Sunday," confrontations between police and protesters, including this one in December 2013, set the stage for more confrontation over the the "anti-protest" laws. -
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"Bloody Sunday" protests in Maidan Square
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The Start: "Black Thursday"
The reason for the January "anti-protest" demonstrations was the passage of 10 laws by the Ukranian parliament on Jan. 16 that restricted freedom of speech and of assembly. Demonstrators called this "Black Thursday." -
"Bloody Sunday" protests begin
An estimated 200,000 protesters gather to demonstrate against new "anti-protest laws" that forbid freedom of speech and of assembly. The protest was attended by opposition leaders, including Tetiana Chornovol, a Ukrainian journalist and civic activist who called for a new parliament to be created. -
Activists abducted
Activists who had been injured and sent to hospital began to disappear. European activists Ihor Lutsenko and Yuriy Verbytsky were kidnapped by men at a hospital in Kiev. -
First demonstrator dies
A 22-year-old man fell out of a window while being confronted by the police. There was a debate as to whether he had fallen while trying to run from police, or was pushed to his death by the police. -
Protesters arm themselves for the fight
The Ukrainian National Assembly and the Ukrainian People's Self-Defense, a political organization, called on all Ukrainians who owned weapons to arm and prepare to defend the Maidan. -
Second death reported
Another death occurred when a protester, who was climbing a barricade, was shot and killed by police. According to reports, he received four gunshot wounds, and died on the scene. -
Demonstrators encircle U.S. embassy
Several thousand protesters from the anti-Maidan group “Kievans” surround the U.S. embassy in Kiev, blaming American money and policy for events taking place there. -
Police raid Red Cross Euromaidan center
There were reports that police raided a Euromaidan help center run by the Red Cross, and that television and Internet stations carrying coverage of the Euromaidan protests were being blacked out. -
Maidan Square — Before and After
A widely circulated photo on Twitter on Feb. 20 showed the devastation that took place in Maidan Square.
