Tents and tyres burned on Maidan Square (Independence Square) in central Kiev Thursday, as protesters clashed with riot police battalions over communal services' attempts to clean up Maidan and dismantle barricades, which have been there since violent rallies earlier this year. There occured a number of skirmishes, with one of the activists reported dead.
© RIA Novosti . Evgeny Kotenko / Go to the mediabankProtesters are burning tyres on Maidan Square in Kiev, August 7, 2014.
Protesters are burning tyres on Maidan Square in Kiev, August 7, 2014.
© RIA Novosti . Evgeny Kotenko / Go to the mediabankPolice on Independence Square (Maidan) in Kiev on August 7, 2014.
Police on Independence Square (Maidan) in Kiev on August 7, 2014.
© RIA Novosti . Evgeny Kotenko / Go to the mediabankFirefighter is extinguishing tyres set on fire by activists on Kiev's Maidan.
Firefighter is extinguishing tyres set on fire by activists on Kiev's Maidan.
© RIA Novosti . Evgeny Kotenko / Go to the mediabankActivist is walking past burning tyres on Maidan in Kiev.
Activist is walking past burning tyres on Maidan in Kiev.
© RIA Novosti . Evgeny Kotenko / Go to the mediabankMan walking past burning tyres on Maidan in Kiev.
Man walking past burning tyres on Maidan in Kiev.
© RIA Novosti . Evgeny Kotenko / Go to the mediabankFirefighters are extinguishing tyres set on fire by Maidan activists in Kiev.
Firefighters are extinguishing tyres set on fire by Maidan activists in Kiev.