In Photos: 10 Years Since Ukraine's Maidan Uprising
Ten years ago today, Ukrainians launched mass protests to call for deeper integration with Europe, an end to corruption and the ouster of Ukraine's pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych.
The protests, called the Maidan Uprising or the Euromaidan, would become a mass civil unrest movement that culminated with the Revolution of Dignity in February 2014.
Within weeks of Yanukovych's ouster — which saw him flee to Russia — Moscow would annex Crimea and throw support behind pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine.
Those events kicked off a deadly war in Ukraine's Donbas region that laid the groundwork for Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Here are photos from the Maidan Uprising of 2013:
The protests, called the Maidan Uprising or the Euromaidan, would become a mass civil unrest movement that culminated with the Revolution of Dignity in February 2014.
Within weeks of Yanukovych's ouster — which saw him flee to Russia — Moscow would annex Crimea and throw support behind pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine.
Those events kicked off a deadly war in Ukraine's Donbas region that laid the groundwork for Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Here are photos from the Maidan Uprising of 2013:
Protesters stand behind barricades on Maidan Nezalezhnosti in Kyiv.
Ivan Bandura / flickr (CC BY 2.0)
A priest on the Maidan.
Ivan Bandura / flickr (CC BY 2.0)
Supporters of Ukraine's European integration attend a rally on Kyiv's Maidan Nezalezhnosti.
Valery Sharifulin / TASS
Berkut riot police stand by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
Ivan Bandura / flickr (CC BY 2.0)
A protester at Euromaidan.
Ivan Bandura / flickr (CC BY 2.0)
The rally on European Square in Kyiv.
Ivan Bandura / flickr (CC BY 2.0)
A Euromaidan camp on European Square.
Ivan Bandura / flickr (CC BY 2.0)
In front of the presidential administration in Kyiv.
Ivan Bandura / flickr (CC BY 2.0)
A police barrier by the presidential administration.
Ivan Bandura / flickr (CC BY 2.0)
Warming up by the fire.
Ivan Bandura / flickr (CC BY 2.0)
Protesters in front of the presidential administration.
Ivan Bandura / flickr (CC BY 2.0)
Girls getting ready for a protest.
Ivan Bandura / flickr (CC BY 2.0)
In front of the presidential administration.
Ivan Bandura / flickr (CC BY 2.0)
Girls on the Maidan.
Ivan Bandura / flickr (CC BY 2.0)
Maidan reboot on St. Michael’s Square.
Ivan Bandura / flickr (CC BY 2.0)
A dog on the Maidan.
Ivan Bandura / flickr (CC BY 2.0)
