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Maidan Nezalezhnosti on 29 November, the night before the attack Berkut police attack protesters on the night of 30 November. On the night of 30 November 2013 at 04:00, armed with batons, stun grenades, and tear gas, Berkut special police units attacked and dispersed all protesters from Maidan Nezalezhnosti while suppressing mobile phone communications. [32]
The term "Euromaidan" was initially used as a hashtag on Twitter after a Twitter account named Euromaidan was created on the first day of the protests. [ 84 ] [ 116 ] The title soon became popular across international media.
The Revolution of Dignity (Ukrainian: Революція гідності, romanized: Revoliutsiia hidnosti), also known as the Maidan Revolution or the Ukrainian Revolution, [2] took place in Ukraine in February 2014 [2] [1] [26] [27] [28] at the end of the Euromaidan protests, [1] when deadly clashes between protesters and state forces in the capital Kyiv culminated in the ousting of ...
It also sought to end the political crisis caused by Euromaidan, which had begun in November 2013 in response to Ukrainian authorities' decision to suspend the signing of the European Union–Ukraine Association Agreement.
George Clooney, American actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter, released a one-minute YouTube video on 9 December in support of Euromaidan in Ukraine. [ 160 ] [ 164 ] Nylon Jail , an alternative country band from Czech Republic played on Maidan Nezalezhnosti to show their support of the cause on 12 December 2013.
Below are the domestic responses to the Euromaidan. Euromaidan was a wave of demonstrations and civil unrest in Ukraine that began on the night of 21 November 2013 after the Ukrainian government suspended preparations for signing an Association Agreement and Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement with the European Union .
At Euromaidan, Zhyznevskyi was involved in security. [64] 22 January: He died on 22 January during Berkut's action on barricades on Hrushevskoho Street. He was shot in the chest by a sniper. [62] [63] His funeral was attended by Euromaidan and opposition leaders; he was buried with the Ukrainian UNA-UNSO and Belarusian flags. [65] Roman Senyk
1 December 2013 Euromaidan protests; 11 December 2013 Euromaidan assault; 17 December 2013 Russian–Ukrainian action plan; 2014 Euromaidan regional state administration occupations; 2014 Hrushevsky Street protests; 2014 Kyiv local election; 2014 Ukrainian presidential election