Witnesses in the Ukrainian capital say at least 22 people have been killed in fresh clashes that erupted between anti-government protesters and police, hours after President Viktor Yanukovych announced a truce with opposition leaders.
ການປະທະກັນ ທີ່ ນະຄອນ Kyiv
![Anti-government protesters climb a barricade in central Kiev February 20, 2014. Fresh fighting broke out in central Kiev on Thursday, shattering a truce declared by Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich, as the Russian-backed leader met European ministers](https://gdb.voanews.com/92ce49c3-efef-4927-8e0d-54c54ec60190_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Anti-government protesters climb a barricade in central Kiev February 20, 2014. Fresh fighting broke out in central Kiev on Thursday, shattering a truce declared by Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich, as the Russian-backed leader met European ministers
![Anti-government protesters build barricades around the Independence Square during clashes with riot police in Kiev February 20, 2014. Fresh fighting broke out in central Kiev on Thursday, shattering a truce declared by Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovic](https://gdb.voanews.com/32e2885f-37cc-44d9-8650-9b4e508bf439_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Anti-government protesters build barricades around the Independence Square during clashes with riot police in Kiev February 20, 2014. Fresh fighting broke out in central Kiev on Thursday, shattering a truce declared by Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovic
![An anti-government protester prepares to throw a car tire into the flames lit by protesters at Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014. Ukraine's protest leaders and the president they aim to oust called a truce Wednesday, just hours](https://gdb.voanews.com/857a1c3c-3e5a-4ce2-9bc1-5cb4ea039761_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An anti-government protester prepares to throw a car tire into the flames lit by protesters at Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014. Ukraine's protest leaders and the president they aim to oust called a truce Wednesday, just hours
![People pass through Independence Square, the epicenter of the country's current unrest, Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014. Fierce clashes between police and protesters, some including gunfire, shattered a brief truce in Ukraine's besieged capital Thu](https://gdb.voanews.com/63a7fea5-4c49-4e71-ace3-6d313d34fd9c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People pass through Independence Square, the epicenter of the country's current unrest, Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014. Fierce clashes between police and protesters, some including gunfire, shattered a brief truce in Ukraine's besieged capital Thu