The scene has been repeated again and again across Ukraine in recent weeks: Protesters storm a building or an opposing group, and police, often decked out in full riot gear, stand and watch.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
McClatchy: Police prove to be another weak link in Ukraine’s efforts to keep the peace
Pro-Ukrainian football fans clash with pro-Russian activists who allegedly attacked them prior to a Ukrainian Premier League football match Chornomorets Odessa vs Metalist Kharkiv in Odessa on May 2, 2014. More than 30 people died in a \"criminal\" blaze in Ukraine's southern city of Odessa on Friday after a day of violent clashes between pro-Russian and pro-Ukrainian militants, according to officials. Some local media reported that pro-Russian militants were believed to have been in the building at the time, and that petrol bombs were lobbed between the building and a group of pro-Kiev militants. AFP PHOTO/ STR
