At Least 70 Dead in Kiev After Truce Falls Apart

KIEV, Ukraine — Deadly clashes erupted in the Ukrainian capital Kiev early Thursday morning, with at least 70 protesters confirmed dead, Oleh Musiy, head doctor of the protest movement, told Mashable. Many of those deaths are the result of gunshot wounds. The spasm of violence shattered a truce called late Wednesday night by opposition members and the president.

Bells from nearby St. Michael's Monastery rang out as a barrage of gunfire from police snipers perched atop central buildings rained down on protesters at central Independence Square, the epicenter of the anti-government protests that are now in their third month. Read more...