Thousands gather in Maidan
Victims given national honour

Ukraine still in the grip of political turmoil

Thousands of people have gathered in Independence Square in central Kiev.

They are here to mark two years since the Maidan uprising that toppled Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich.

Today we honour the memory of those who gave their lives to build free&democratic #Ukraine! Glory to Heroes! #Maidan pic.twitter.com/jJ1jx7TTqQ— Oleh Kuts (@OlehKuts) February 20, 2016

Today I join Ukraine in honoring #Maidan heroes,who 2yrs ago paid ultimate price 4freedom. For our #freedom & yours! pic.twitter.com/YSyU8B3iWR— Linas Linkevicius (@LinkeviciusL) February 19, 2016

Two years today since the brutal killings by the Yanukovich regime on the Maidan in Kiev. We remember. pic.twitter.com/CBlKuwiK6d— Carl Bildt (@carlbildt) February 20, 2016

More than 100 protesters died in the unrest.

The Maidan movement started as a protest against the president’s rejection of a trade agree