UKRAINE "DYING IN THE NAME OF EUROPE" - Sergio PAINI

Kiev, Ukraine. February 2014. The 2014 Ukrainian revolution began with a series of violent episodes of civil unrest in Kiev, Ukraine, as part of Ukraine's ongoing Euromaidan protest movement against the government. The conflict escalated rapidly, leading to the downfall of the government of President Viktor Yanukovych and the setting up of a new government to replace it within a few days. Yanukovych fled to Russia, and is wanted in Ukraine for the killing of protesters. Yulia Marushevska, 24-year-old Ukrainian activist, appeared first in a video ("I am a Ukrainian") to ask for support for the protests in Kiev. The anonymous plea to the world went viral on the Internet during the days of the Revolution, garnering over seven million views. Doctor Olga Bogomolets volunteered to treat protesters and has become one of the most prominent figures in the popular uprising that has shaken Ukraine and driven the country's president into exile.