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Ukraine Twitter Photos Show Brutal Aftermath Of Kiev Clashes

Twitter Photos Show The Brutal Aftermath Of Ukraine Clashes
Nick Robins-Early
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Senior World News Reporter, HuffPost

Anti-government protesters clash with policemen in Kiev on February 20, 2014. At least 25 protesters were killed on February 20 in fresh clashes between thousands of demonstrators and heavily-armed riot police in the heart of Kiev, AFP correspondents at the scene said. The bodies of eight demonstrators were lying outside Kiev's main post office on Independence Square, an AFP reporter said. The bodies of 17 other demonstrators with apparent gunshot wounds were also seen in the vicinity of two hotels on opposite sides of the protest encampment. AFP PHOTO/ DMITRY SEREBRYAKOV (Photo credit should read DMITRY SEREBRYAKOV/AFP/Getty Images)
Anti-government protesters clash with policemen in Kiev on February 20, 2014. At least 25 protesters were killed on February 20 in fresh clashes between thousands of demonstrators and heavily-armed riot police in the heart of Kiev, AFP correspondents at the scene said. The bodies of eight demonstrators were lying outside Kiev's main post office on Independence Square, an AFP reporter said. The bodies of 17 other demonstrators with apparent gunshot wounds were also seen in the vicinity of two hotels on opposite sides of the protest encampment. AFP PHOTO/ DMITRY SEREBRYAKOV (Photo credit should read DMITRY SEREBRYAKOV/AFP/Getty Images)

As protesters in Ukraine clash with riot police, many brave journalists on the scene are documenting the bloodshed by sharing images on Twitter. In just two days, dozens of people have died. Below is a collection of some of the most harrowing photos that capture the chaos and brutality of what has transpired so far in Kiev today.

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES BELOW Christopher Miller, an editor at the English-language Ukraine newspaper The Kyiv Post, has been closely covering the demonstrations.

Duncan Crawford is a correspondent for BBC News who is currently in Kiev.

Paul Waldie is the European Bureau Chief for Canada’s Globe and Mail newspaper.

Max Seddon, a reporter for Buzzfeed, has been on the ground doing amazing work documenting the protests.

Olaf Koens is a Moscow-based reporter currently tweeting and aggregating from Kiev.

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