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25 Faces Of Defiance As Ukraine Rips Itself Apart

25 Faces Of Defiance As Ukraine Rips Itself Apart
Paul Vale and Elliot Wagland
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The crisis in Ukraine, which has engulfed the country for several months, has seen violent clashes between police and protesters, with the centre of Kiev turned into a warzone. The violence erupted after President Viktor Yanukovych turned the country away from the EU in favour of greater economic ties with Moscow, a direction opposed by many young Ukrainians.

The fallout has seen anti-government protesters and police offers face off over days and week, each becoming battle-hardened as the country rips it self apart. Here are some of the faces of the conflict, determined, defiant and resolute.

Defiant Faces From Ukraine
(01 of25)
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Protester attends a march in central Kiev. (credit:AP)
(02 of25)
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An activist shouts slogans during clashes with police in central Kiev. (credit:AP)
(03 of25)
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A Ukrainian policemen block Grushevskogo Street. (credit:Getty Images)
(04 of25)
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Protesters stand behind the barricade in front of riot police in central Kiev. (credit:AP)
(05 of25)
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A protester stands at a burning barricades. (credit:AP)
(06 of25)
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A protestor shouts slogans during a demonstration in support of Ukraine's protests. (credit:AP)
(07 of25)
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A medical volunteer looks at a clash between protesters and riot police in central Kiev. (credit:AP)
(08 of25)
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A protester throws a stone towards riot police. (credit:AP)
(09 of25)
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Protesters stand behind improvised shields. (credit:AP)
(10 of25)
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Wearing a gas mask a riot police officer guards a government district in central Kiev. (credit:AP)
(11 of25)
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Protesters guard the barricades in front of riot police in Kiev. (credit:AP)
(12 of25)
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Protesters clad in improvised protective gear prepare for a clash with police in central Kiev. (credit:AP)
(13 of25)
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A pro-European Union activist stands near a barricade on Independence Square. (credit:AP)
(14 of25)
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A pro-European Union activist speaks to police officers as they block a street in central Kiev. (credit:AP)
(15 of25)
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Ukrainian women shout slogans during a protest at a road block. (credit:Getty Images)
(16 of25)
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Children wear anti-police signs signs in the western city of Lviv. (credit:Getty Images)
(17 of25)
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A woman weeps as a casket containing the body of Mikhail Zhiznevsky, 25, an anti-government protester who was killed in clashes with police. (credit:Getty Images)
(18 of25)
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An anti-government protester shouts while standing at a road block in Kiev. (credit:Getty Images)
(19 of25)
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An anti-government protester stands at a road block in Kiev. (credit:Getty Images)
(20 of25)
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People walk in a funeral procession for Mikhail Zhiznevsky. (credit:Getty Images)
(21 of25)
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An anti-government protester looks on as he rests at a road block in Kiev. (credit:Getty Images)
(22 of25)
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Anti-government protesters take cover under makeshift shields during clashes with riot police in Kiev. (credit:Getty Images)
(23 of25)
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Maidan activists guard at the barricade in Kiev. (credit:Getty Images)
(24 of25)
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A woman holding icon protests in front of riot police in the center of Kiev. (credit:Getty Images)
(25 of25)
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An anti-government protester looks at riot police at a road block in Kiev. (credit:Getty Images)
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