Crowds toppled a statue of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin in the Ukrainian
capital and attacked it with hammers on Sunday (December 8) in the latest mass
protests against President Viktor Yanukovich and his plans for closer ties with
Russia.
The statue's felling - a symbolic rejection of Moscow's power - came after
opposition leaders told hundreds of thousands of demonstrators to keep up
pressure on Yanukovich to sack his government.
Protesters were filmed breaking up the statue with hammers after using ropes
and metal bars to bring it crashing down.
The demonstrators are furious with the Yanukovich government for its decision
to ditch a landmark pact with the European Union in favour of a trade deal with
Moscow, Ukraine's Soviet-era overlord.
euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe
Subscribe! [ Ссылка ]
euronews is available in 14 languages: [ Ссылка ]
In English:
Website: [ Ссылка ]
Facebook: [ Ссылка ]
Twitter: [ Ссылка ]
Google+: [ Ссылка ]
VKontakte: [ Ссылка ]
