Jake Aikman’s work has never set foot outside a gallery until now, when he was commissioned to paint a three-storey mural in Kiev. Check it.
It seems the Ukrainian police force is undergoing something of a transformation and they’re turning more than a few heads. Lame joke about wanting to be frisked? Go on then.
No body wants to think of the people behind the facade of an angry soldier. We don’t want to accept their humanity or their pain – not when they are Russian rebels, right? But their pain is real, their fear for their loved ones is real, and their anger is very real. Who is really to blame for the tragedy?
Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych fled Kiev, leaving his luxurious compound unoccupied. Opposition protesters found this to be the perfect opportunity to go and take a look at the ousted president’s residence.
Kiev has become a blood and ash covered war zone. More than a 100 people have died in clashes this week. Footage of Ukrainian armed forces, mercilessly shooting protesters have emerged. AK-47s and sniper rifles mowed down protesters carrying only sheets of metal for protection.
Protests in Ukraine’s capital, Kiev, have seen its most violent day thus far on Tuesday, with at least 18 people killed in clashes with the riot police. The protest escalated as opposition activist used fireworks and petrol bombs against the armed police forces, resulting in fires breaking out all over the Kiev metro.
The protests in Ukraine have been going strong for two months, with no clear end in sight. Last week, the first deaths as a result of clashes with police were recorded, and at this point in time the conflict seems to be continuing indefinitely. If you aren’t really in the loop or haven’t been keeping up, these insightful and evocative images of the protest taken by photographer Ilya Varlamov will open your eyes to what is really going on.
As the revolution in Kiev gets uglier and uglier, a video has emerged of riot police making a detained protestor strip and stand naked in the snow while they photograph him.
The tumultuous streets of Kiev are attracting thousands of anti-government protesters, and drones are getting the best footage. Latest reports suggests that over 200,000 individuals are involved in the protest – a protest that a remote-controlled quadcopter was able to capture in stunning detail.
Ukranian president Viktor Yanukovych is facing a wave of massive protests, as citizens camp out in Kiev’s independence square.