Berkut on Maidan waters protesters with a water cannon
Kyiv, February 19 (Navigator, Mikhail Ryabov) - The police, having pushed back the rebels from part of the Maidan at night, are now using water cannons to extinguish the fires started by the protesters in the square.
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At the same time, the jets are also sent to the first ranks of “self-defense” units, which are lined up with shields in case of a possible attack by the “Berkut”. A few minutes ago, activists on the front line began to be given raincoats.
The confrontation is so far of a sluggish nature - the police and the rioters throw stones and firecrackers, exchange indecent gestures, but do not take more active actions.
Several thousand people now remain on the Maidan; presenters from the stage periodically promise the arrival of reinforcements from other regions.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, meanwhile, reports that the number of killed police officers has increased to 10 people. Another law enforcement officer died today after receiving a gunshot wound to the chest.
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