The truce declared by Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovich and the main opposition leaders didn't stick long. Fighting broke out between thousands of protesters and riot police on Kiev's Independence Square only hours after it's declaration. At least 35 people reported dead, hundreds injured – that's the current result of the political crisis in Ukraine. Another day of violence in Kiev in this photo gallery by ITAR-TASS
Clashes in Kiev: violence outbreak hours after truce
Fighting broke out between thousands of protesters and riot police on Kiev's Independence Square only hours after opposition leaders and President Viktor Yanukovych declared a truce
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Fighting broke out between thousands of protesters and riot police on Kiev's Independence Square only hours after opposition leaders and President Viktor Yanukovych declared a truce
© EPA/IGOR KOVALENKO Thursday started with reports saying a sniper was shooting at police officers from the conservatory building on Independance square
© ITAR-TASS/Mikhail Pochuev Central Kiev's Independance square is filled with black smoke from burning tyres
© EPA/IGOR KOVALENKO There were also reports of protesters using poisonous substances against riot police
© ITAR-TASS/Mikhail Pochuev Riot police using water cannons against anti government demonstrators
© EPA/YEVGENY MALOLETKA Captured interior troops soldiers being escorted by protesters
© EPA/YEVGENY MALOLETKA An anti government demonstrator shoots with a small caliber rifle at riot police
© EPA/IGOR KOVALENKO Riot police fire at anti government demonstrators
© EPA/YEVGENY MALOLETKA Protester shows a live bullet as riot policemen fire them on protesters on Independence Square
© EPA/ALEXEY FURMAN Protesters escorting a captured policeman
© EPA/YEVGENY MALOLETKA the most recent reports say the casualties count has risen to 35 people dead and hundreds injured
© ITAR-TASS/Mikhail Pochuev Radical opposition fighters build a new barricade during the clashes with riot police
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