Ukraine saw its largest popular protests since the 2004 Orange Revolution on Sunday when at least 300,000 people took to the streets calling for the resignation of the president, Viktor Yanukovych.
Furious at Ukraine’s 11th-hour decision to back away from an EU integration pact in favour of closer relations with Russia
Ukrainians defied a court ban on protests. On the fringes, the mood
turned violent as small groups of protesters stormed government
buildings and clashed with riot police outside the presidential offices.
About 200 masked protesters commandeered a mechanical digger and
attempted to break through lines of armour-clad riot police.
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