November, 30
Kyiv, Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square)
The protesters, waiting for provocation, came together around Independence Monument and began to sing national hymn. Activists shouted "without provocation," "We are peaceful action", "militia and people" Then militia began the mass slaughter.
Militia started to attack about one thousand people on Maidan Nezalezhnosti at 4:15 AM
Eyewitnesses reported that young people, including women, who stayed overnight, were beaten with clubs, dragged along the ground, kicked with boots by militiamen 'Berkut'.
Protesting people did not resist militiamen, they just were sleeping, sitting or standing together. The centre of Kyiv resembled a war zone. Eyewitnesses claim that heard the cries of women who were beaten by militiamen 'Berkut'. Escaping people were persecuted on the streets till St.Michael 's Cathedral. Those caught were placed in police vans. There were also reports that militia fired into the air
Militiamen 'Berkut' during and after their attack on Euromaidan caught and beat people even at a distance from Independence Square. This fact confirmed by recordings from cameras on Khreschatyk Street, 19A near to the metro station 'Khreschatyk'. This building is located about 400 meters from Independence Square.
Danish journalist Johannes Wamberg Andersen, who was near Independence Square on this night, shot the video, which displays militiamen 'Berkut' torturing some protesters, dragging them along the street, hitting them on the head, and kicking them even though people did not resist.
Students' evidinences: 'There was brutal animal attack on peaceful students. They just beaten us up.'
Kyiv, Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square)
The protesters, waiting for provocation, came together around Independence Monument and began to sing national hymn. Activists shouted "without provocation," "We are peaceful action", "militia and people" Then militia began the mass slaughter.
Militia started to attack about one thousand people on Maidan Nezalezhnosti at 4:15 AM
Eyewitnesses reported that young people, including women, who stayed overnight, were beaten with clubs, dragged along the ground, kicked with boots by militiamen 'Berkut'.
This footage filmed by journalist Mustafa
Nayyem. It shows how militiamen "Berkut' surrounded the monument of
Independence, where people had gathered who had not managed to escape, and
began furiously beating them with batons and kicking them. People were not even
trying to resist.
Protesting people did not resist militiamen, they just were sleeping, sitting or standing together. The centre of Kyiv resembled a war zone. Eyewitnesses claim that heard the cries of women who were beaten by militiamen 'Berkut'. Escaping people were persecuted on the streets till St.Michael 's Cathedral. Those caught were placed in police vans. There were also reports that militia fired into the air
Militiamen 'Berkut' during and after their attack on Euromaidan caught and beat people even at a distance from Independence Square. This fact confirmed by recordings from cameras on Khreschatyk Street, 19A near to the metro station 'Khreschatyk'. This building is located about 400 meters from Independence Square.
Danish journalist Johannes Wamberg Andersen, who was near Independence Square on this night, shot the video, which displays militiamen 'Berkut' torturing some protesters, dragging them along the street, hitting them on the head, and kicking them even though people did not resist.
There are many victims. Almost all of the
victims have broken heads as journalist of '5 TV Channel 5' was informed on the
scene. Protesters were chased even after Euromaydan had been cleared of people.
A significant portion of them took refuge in St. Michael's Cathedral.
Students' evidinences: 'There was brutal animal attack on peaceful students. They just beaten us up.'
Witnesses' evidence: 'They did not even
listen, they just beat everyone. The militia behaved themselves like inhuman
beings... They attacked us as a wall. They raced upstairs and started to beat
everyone. And dragged each away one by one. They dragged me away too and hit my
hand... We were just defending our rights, our country. We just stood on
Maidan. Militiamen "Berkut' used force on us, they beat us, tortured...
Militiamen 'Berkut' did not let us go to the Emergency Ambulance...People did not resist them, they just came together around the monument. Militia attacked, dragged out everyone, women fell down. We just sang the national anthem. Militia just treaded down people. Four ambulances full of injured left just now. Those who were on stairs just disappeared.'
Militiamen 'Berkut' did not let us go to the Emergency Ambulance...People did not resist them, they just came together around the monument. Militia attacked, dragged out everyone, women fell down. We just sang the national anthem. Militia just treaded down people. Four ambulances full of injured left just now. Those who were on stairs just disappeared.'
