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Tribute to Maydan held in central Kiev

Participants walked Kiev's central streets.

A tribute to the events on Kiev's Independence Square which took place these days in 2014 has been held in Kiev.

An LB.ua correspondent said around 400 people took part in a procession which took off from Mykhaylivska Square and walked along the city centre.

Photo: Oleksandr Rudomanov

Photo: Oleksandr Rudomanov

They walked towards the office of businessman Rinat Akhmetov for a brief rally. They shout slogans aimed at the National Guard and law enforcers who cordoned off the building. No clashes between the activists and the guards were observed.

Photo: Oleksandr Rudomanov

Photo: Oleksandr Rudomanov

The procession then moved to Hrushevskyy Street.

Photo: Oleksandr Rudomanov

Exactly two years ago, the Ukrainian Maydan protests entered a new, radical phase which involved violent clashes between the protests and police. Hundreds of activists were injured these days, and the first killings took place.

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