The morning after the battle for Kiev: watch live

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W E D N E S D AY 19 FEBRUARY 2014 The Ukrainian capital of ie! "#rn$ the %ornin& after cla$he$ "et'een anti( &o!ern%ent prote$ter$ an) police kill at lea$t 2*+

President Viktor Yanukovych declares a day of national mourning for the 25

people killed
The EU calls an extraordinary meeting of the bloc's 28 foreign ministers on

Thursday
Opposition leader Vitaly Klitschko calls for an end to the deadly clashes

ecurity forces continue to crackdo!n on the Kie" protest camp Vice#$resident %oe &iden calls 'anuko"ych to re(uest the pullback of

The EU is ready to impose sanctions on Ukraine's political leaders U

go"ernment forces
EU )ommission president %ose *anuel &arroso expresses +shock and utter

dismay+ at the "iolence

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ecretary -eneral &an Ki#moon expresses shock at the +unacceptable+

"iolence
$resident 'anuko"ych blames the opposition.

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The health ministry on Wednesday said 25 people were killed in fighting when police tried to clear a central square in Kiev. $resident Viktor 'anuko"ich met opposition leaders on Tuesday night but his opponents2 Vitaly Klitschko and 3rseny 'atsenyuk2 (uit the talks !ithout reaching any agreement on ho! to end the "iolence and said they !ould not return !hile blood is being shed. The opposition are pressing for changes to the constitution !hich !ould curb the po!ers of *r 'anuko"ich and allo! for the appointment of a technical go"ernment. *r 'anuko"ich is yet to name a ne! prime minister. 4f he names a hardliner2 that could pro"e incendiary. Ne&otiation$ peaking after the meeting2 *r Klitschko called for an end to the deadly clashes bet!een anti#go"ernment protesters and police in central Kie"2 saying that negotiations could continue later. +E"ery minute from both sides2+ *r Klitschko said. +5ight no!2 3rseniy 'atsenyuk 6opposition leader72 and the president are trying to make negotiations2 and 4 mo"e to *aidan and try to fix the problem2 talk to police people2 talk to protesters2 stop acti"ity right no!.+ peaking about the meeting !ith *r 'anuko"ych2 *r Klitschko said +4 am "ery unhappy2 because it !as not 6a7 discussion and 6the7 president doesn't !ant to listen 6to the7 opposition.+ 8hile *r Klitschko reaffirmed that the fighting must stop2 protesters at 4ndependence (uare remained defiant. +8e are tired of the authorities. They ha"e to be remo"ed. 3nd that's !hy

4'm here. 4'm not afraid to be here. This is our destiny2+ said one protester.

Death toll ri$e$ The death toll for the "iolent clashes bet!een protesters and police in Ukraine has no! risen to 982 officials said.

Early on 8ednesday morning2 go"ernment agencies said 98 people died in the "iolence2 including se"en policemen !ho died from gunshot !ounds.

Ele"en ci"ilians also died2 including three !ho !ere shot. 3 police spokes!oman said 9:; police !ere !ounded2 including <; !ho !ere shot. The coordinator for the opposition's medical response team2 Oleh *usiy2 said more than 0== protesters !ere in>ured. ?e also claimed that about 2= had died2 but this could not independently be confirmed.

The increased number of fatalities came as a large section of the protest camp in the centre of Kie" !as engulfed in flames as police ad"anced on demonstrators2 dismantling some of the barricades on the perimeter of the s(uare2 and setting tents on fire. Thousands of police armed !ith stun grenades and !ater cannons charged into the large opposition camp after a day of running street battles. The "iolence !as the deadliest in nearly three months of anti#go"ernment protests that ha"e paralysed Ukraine's capital in a struggle o"er the nation's identity.

The clashes dimmed hopes for an imminent solution to the political crisis and fuelled tensions that began soaring follo!ing ne! steps by 5ussia and the European Union to gain influence o"er this former o"iet republic.