Kiev mass riots timeline
People stand on a barricade during clashing break of the opposition and the police in Kiev on January 21, 2014. (AFP Photo/Sergei Supinsky)

Unrest in Kiev enters fourth day as protesters are pelting police cordons with stones and Molotov cocktails, and police retaliate with flash grenades and rubber bullets. Over two hundreds of protesters and police have been injured in violent clashes.

Wednesday, January 22
09:44 GMT:
The Ukrainian general prosecutor has confirmed the death of a third protester, information earlier circulated by activists. The body was riddled with gunshot wounds. About an hour prior to the report, the news had been circulated by a local TV station, who said the unidentified man of around 40 years of age had reportedly died during a police storm.

09:27 GMT:
The city of Lvov has dispatched new 'defense brigades' to Kiev to assist the activists there, Interfax reports. The idea is a result of the latest developments there. Activists say they want to keep the police from "unlawfully" targeting them.

09:09 GMT:
Another protester has reportedly lost their life, according to medics working with the protesters. This brings the reported death toll in Kiev's unrest up to three.

09:05 GMT:
RT video agency RUPTLY is on the scene, streaming live in HD.

08:21 GMT:
A local live stream of the Euromaidan chaos continuing into the afternoon of the fourth day. The police appear to be holding their defense line, as it continues to be pelted with stones and other things.

07:55 GMT:
Ukraine is concerned that foreign diplomats are touring the governmental buildings held by protesters, Justice Minister Elena Lukash said. She alleged that “militants are cooking incendiaries” in those buildings.

Deputy Interior Minister Viktor Ratushnyak called on foreign diplomats, who have contacts with the opposition, to convince them to turn over those among their ranks, who have been involved in crimes.

“We have on many occasions told representatives of the opposition, requested them to hand over those militants to police, but they ignored our calls,” he said.


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