Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians rallied in the center of Kiev on Sunday in the biggest protest since 2004’s pro-democracy Orange Revolution, denouncing President Viktor Yanukovych’s decision to turn away from Europe and raising the stakes in a tense political standoff gripping this ex-Soviet republic.
An opposition leader said the protest had matched its billing as “The March of a Million.” Video airing on local websites taken from high above the square showed streets jammed with crowds into the distance.
The Associated Press could not immediately verify Oleksandr Turchynov’s count. But AP reporters on the ground estimate that more than 500,000 crammed into and around Kiev’s central square, waving European Union flags and singing the national anthem.
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