Euromaidan-Ukrainian Revolution (2013-)

Euromaidan (literally "Euro Square") was a wave of demonstrations and civil unrest in Ukraine, which began on the night of 21 November 2013 with public protests in Maidan Nezalezhnosti ("Independence Square") in Kiev, demanding closer European integration. The scope of the protests expanded, with many calls for the resignation of President Viktor Yanukovych and his government. The protests ultimately led to the 2014 Ukrainian revolution. Many protesters joined because of the violent dispersal of protesters on 30 November and "a will to change life in Ukraine". By 25 January 2014, the protests had been fuelled by the perception of "widespread government corruption", "abuse of power", and "violation of human rights in Ukraine".

Despite the impeachment of Yanukovych, the installation of a new government, and the signature of the political provisions of the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement, the protests have been ongoing to sustain pressure on the government, counter pro-Russian protests, and reject Russian occupation of Ukraine. The general area of the pro-Ukraine and pro-Europe protests has shifted from Kiev and western Ukraine to include the eastern and southern areas of the country as well.

Apartment block in Kyiv Struck by a Russian Missile; Kyiv, Ukraine, February 2022

Taken on: 2022-02-26
Source: Kyiv City

Unexploded Ordnance Near Civilian Areas in Nikishyne, Eastern Ukraine, March 2015

Taken on: 2015-03-12
Source: People in Need via European Commission DG Echo

EU/UN Humanitarian Aid to Ukrainian Civilians, Donbass, 2014

Taken on: 2014-12-02
Source: EU/ECHO

Displaced Family From Donbass Fighting, Eastern Ukraine, 2014

Taken on: 2014-11-26
Source: EU/ECHO

Woman in Eastern Ukraine, 2014

Taken on: 2014-09-01
Source: EU/ECHO

Unexploded Munitions, Eastern Ukraine, 2014

Taken on: 2014-09-01
Source: EU/ECHO

Nationalist Leader Oleh Tyahnybok at a Svoboda Rally, Kiev, August 2014

Taken on: 2014-08-26
Source: ВО Свобода/Picasa

Ukrainian & Tatar Protest March, Toronto, July 2014

Taken on: 2014-07-13
Source: S. Ahmadzai

Haircut on the Maidan

Taken on: 2014-04-14
Source: Michael Kötter/Flickr

Ukrainian Security Deployment, Kharkiv

Taken on: 2014-04-07
Source: Vizu/Wikipedia

March for Peace in Ukraine, Moscow, March 2014

Taken on: 2014-03-15
Source: Dhārmikatva/Wikipedia

Crimea Crisis: Unmarked Personnel

Taken on: 2014-03-02
Source: Voice of America / E. Arrott

'Green Men' Patrol Crimean Airport

Taken on: 2014-02-28
Source: Voice of America/Elizabeth Arrott

Labor Union House Ablaze during Euromaidan Revolution; Kiev, Ukraine; Feb 2014

Taken on: 2014-02-19
Source: Amaukha/Wikipedia

Violent Clashes During Ukraine's Euromaidan, February 2014

Taken on: 2014-02-18
Source: Аимаина хикари

Euromaidan Solidarity Protest in Munich Germany, February 2014

Taken on: 2014-02-01
Source: indeedous/Wikipedia

Euromaidan Protesters Capture Ukraine's Ministry of Justice, January 2014

Taken on: 2014-01-27
Source: Sasha Maksymenko

Protesters keep warm by a tire fire

Taken on: 2014-01-26
Source: Sasha Maksymenko

Hrushevskogo Street Barricade

Taken on: 2014-01-26
Source: Sasha Makymenko

Manning the Barricade

Taken on: 2014-01-26
Source: Sasha Maksymenko

Hrushevskogo Street Protests, Kiev, January 2014

Taken on: 2014-01-26
Source: Sasha Maksymenko

APTOPIX Ukraine Protests, January 2014

Taken on: 2014-01-23
Source: Jim Forest / Flickr

Radical Protesters in Kiev, January 2014

Taken on: 2014-01-19
Source: Mstyslav Chernov/Unframe

Ukraine - Protesters Clash with Interior Troops in Kharkiv

Taken on: 2014-01-09
Source: Mstyslav Chernov/Unframe

US Senator McCain Speaks at Euromaidan, Kiev, December 2013

Taken on: 2013-12-15
Source: Mr.Rosewater/Wikipedia

Euromaidan Revolutionary Christmas Tree, Kiev, December 2013

Taken on: 2013-12-12
Source: Юрій Булка

Riot Police Ukraine

Taken on: 2013-12-09
Source: Sasha Maksymenko

Ukrainian Protesters Destroy Lenin Statue, Kiev, December 2013

Taken on: 2013-12-08
Source: Pohorynsky

Euromaidan Leaders' Briefing in Kiev, December 2013

Taken on: 2013-12-08
Source: ВО Свобода

Early Euromaidan Rallies in Kiev, December 2013

Taken on: 2013-12-02
Source: Nessa Gnatoush

Euromaidan Protests in Luhansk Ukraine, December 2013

Taken on: 2013-12-02
Source: Qypchak

Svoboda Rally During Ukraine's Euromaidan, December 2013

Taken on: 2013-12-01
Source: Yuriy V Dzyadyk

Euromaidan Bulldozer Assault on Berkut at Kiev City Council, 2013

Taken on: 2013-12-01
Source: Mstyslav Chernov/Unframe

Melee Between Berkut & Euromaidan Protesters, Kiev, 2013

Taken on: 2013-11-29
Source: Mstyslav Chernov

Euromaidan Opposition Leaders at Rally, November 2013

Taken on: 2013-11-27
Source: Ivan Bandura

Peaceful Early Rally for European Integration, Kiev, November 2013

Taken on: 2013-11-27
Source: Mstyslav Chernov

Riot Police form Barrier

Taken on: 2013-11-24
Source: Ivan Bandura

Ukrainian 'Titushky' - Paramilitary Law Enforcement

Taken on: 2013-11-24
Source: Ivan Bandura/Wikipedia

The rally on European Square in Kiev, Ukraine, November 2013

Taken on: 2013-11-24
Source: Ivan Bandura / Flickr

Euromaidan Protests at Shevchenko Monument, Lviv Ukraine, 2013

Taken on: 2013-11-24
Source: Helgi