Euromaidan

A student demonstration in support of Ukraine's European integration. Students march through the university building and head toward the Maidan Square (Independence Square). Other students stand along the walls, smiling.

Protesters block the streets. Some drivers honk their horns in support, others ask for passage. A convoy of vehicles carrying EU and Ukrainian flags appears in the frame.

Footage of the Euromaidan events. Protest activists training (standing in a circle, practicing defensive strikes with batons). "Creators of street politics with their bare hands". Security forces use grenades, protesters remove paving stones to attack in response. Wounded people appear in the frame.

Petro Poroshenko and Vitali Klitschko call on protesters not to provoke Berkut (riot police) officers. Conversations between protesters and police.

While filming protests in Kyiv, Lenta.doc journalist and camerawoman are attacked by unknown assailants. Protesters and security forces stand face to face. The building of barricades — and their later dismantling by the police. Conversations among the protesters.

Footage of the Euromaidan events. A priest delivers a speech to protesters. A Right Sector leader also speaks, and the crowd is filled with Right Sector flags. Security forces use batons, including against journalists.

Footage of the Euromaidan events. The Verkhovna Rada is considering the resignation of Mykola Azarov and the holding of early presidential and parliamentary elections. Some of the deputies are chanting “resignation” and “revolution.” No decision on resignation has been made.

Footage of the Euromaidan events. Speakers speak from the stage and from the crowd through a megaphone. Protesters sing the Ukrainian anthem and the song "Розпрягайте, хлопці, коні" (Unharness Your Horses, Boys).

Footage of the Euromaidan events — mass protests in Ukraine that began on November 21, 2013, in response to the Ukrainian government's suspension of preparations for the signing of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union. Thousands of Ukrainian citizens gathered in Independence Square. A boy dances, miming a fight. Protesters sing and dance. One of the first confrontations with security forces, who have not yet used riot gear. Protesters discuss their plan of action right on the street.