Before EuroMaidan Revolution, Roman was a young man who organized music events. Having an intuitive nature, he joined the revolution, as he felt it could bring positive change to the country. Five years later he is a regular participant at different court hearings regarding crimes committed against EuroMaidan activists. He goes there as one who has experienced the brutality of Ukraine’s law enforcement first-hand during the protest of students on the night of Nov. 30 which was the first to get dispersed by the police. The scene of the police beating up a handful of students during the night galvanized EuroMaidan’s protest potential and subsequently brought up to a million to the streets.
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Euromaidan Press: Five years after Berkut beating, EuroMaidan activist recalls every detail
The EuroMaidan “Viche” rally of Dec. 15, 2013 is estimated to have been attended by well in excess of 200,000 people, with the massive crowd spilling over into a large part of Khreshchatyk Street and the hillside overlooking Maidan Nezalezhnosti. The previous evening a similarly sized crowd had been entertained at a concert given on the Maidan by Ukrainian rock group Okean Elzy. U.S. senators Christopher Murphy (D-CT) and John McCain (R-AZ) addressed the crowds on Dec. 15. Meanwhile, EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele said the EU was ending its talks with the Yanukovych government on signing the Association Agreement. Fule said the Ukrainian authorities had demanded $ 27 billion in aid in order to sign.
