At least three protesters have died during Ukraine's continuing unrest. RFE/RL will be providing live updates as the crisis in Kyiv intensifies.
Final Summary
-- At least two people have died from gunshot wounds. Another activist, who dissapeared yesterday from a Kyiv clinic, was identified by a relative in a suburban Kyiv morgue.
-- The U.S. Embassy in Ukraine announced that it had revoked visas for some officials involved in November and December violence and condemned the violence that occured early Wednesday morning.
-- Pitched conflict between riot police and protesters continued overnight on Hrushevskoho street, as protesters maintained huge fires along their barricades, using mostly burnt tires.
-- The three main opposition leaders met earlier in the day with Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. Later, in speeches at Independence Square they said they demanded he call early elections. Opposition leader Arseniy Yatsenyuk gave him 24 hours.
-- Opposition leaders are expected to meet with Yanukovych again on Thursday afternoon. Vitali Klitschko, head of the Udar party, has called for a general strile to begin at noon as a way of demonstrating that opposition to the president is serious.
According to our Ukrainian Service, Yuriy Verbytskiy, a prominent activist in the 'Maidan' movement, has been identified by relatives in a Boryspil morgue. He had disappeared, along with another activist, Ihor Lutsenko, early yesterday morning. Lutsenko wrote on his Facebook page yesterday that he had narrowly escaped after being kidnapped by ten men. More information to come.
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Arseniy Yatsenyuk, of the Fatherland party.
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Oleh Tyahnybok follows Klitschko. He says the meeting with Yanukovych was absolutely useless. He warns protesters that the government will try to clear the square this evening.
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Klitschko just spoke to the crowd on Independence Square in Russian, saying that he demanded early elections in negotiations with Yanukovych.
He also addressed concerns about lack of leadership in the opposition.
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Opposition members speaking now. Say they will hold more talks with Yanukovch tomorrow, but otherwise have agreed on very little.
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Negotiations usually begin with a handshake, but this may not play well with protesters who are furious with Viktor Yanukovych.
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In a video apparently shot earlier today, a medic tries to identify himself, but is then shot in the foot by riot police.
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Yanukovych called today's three hour meeting with opposition leaders "the first phase of the negotiations."
Ukraine -- President Viktor Yanukovych (2-L) speaks with opposition leaders Arseniy Yatsenyuk (3-R), Vitali Klitschko (2-R) and Oleh Tyahnybok (R) during their meeting in Kyiv, January 22, 2014.
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"Ukrainska Pravda" reports that the hours-long meeting between Yanukovych and the three leaders of the opposition is over. They have not yet issued a statement.
