Winter on Fire Page #2

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People who managed

to escape from Maidan

moved to Mykhaylivs'kyi

zolotoverkhyi Monastery.

My friend is injured,

he has a concussion

and he's in the hospital now.

My wife's arm is heavily bruised.

I feel well enough,

although my head is injured.

It's nothing serious.

I wanted to take away his stick,

but another Berkut came,

and shattered my eye with his stick.

At 7:
30 a.m., the Berkut pulled up.

Their bus stopped at the gate.

What do you want from us?

-Hello, how are you there?

-Oh, come on, stop these provocations.

Provocations? You are the one

who broke into the church.

-Take away your bus and leave!

-I said we won't hurt you, okay?

-I said we won't hurt you.

-You should've thought of that earlier.

At the monastery, we tried

to understand what had happened.

We were afraid.

And if we don't want

to be afraid tomorrow,

we have to come out

and defend our position today.

Around 11:
00 a.m.,

there was no free space.

The monastery was filled to capacity.

We opened a food center,

and a drop-off to provide warm clothes.

We put tables over there,

and created a legal aid center.

The medical center

was near that wall.

An information center was also here.

The government wanted to stop

this at the grassroots level,

but the reaction was opposite.

For Ukrainians and the country,

it was the first time when the government

so openly and brutally

demonstrated they're against

peaceful protests.

Ukraine, wake up!

People started protesting

because they're sick and tired.

At this point, it's not even about

European integration anymore.

People just want to live in freedom.

Please don't let them provoke you!

We are not going to leave.

People from all regions of Ukraine...

VINNYTSYA:

LUGANSK:

should come to Kyiv and support us.

Our aim is to reverse

the existing political regime.

I have never seen

such concentration of testosterone

as at Mykhaylivs'ka Square

on November 30th,

when strong men came out to declare

that no one will ever

hurt children in this country.

Shame! Shame!

No bruise will be forgotten!

No beating must be forgotten!

All together, we are strong!

We have to organize

a nationwide strike,

and deprive the government

the right to perform any actions!

Enough! Take action!

Kyiv, stand up!

Everyone realized that if today

students are beaten,

tomorrow, anyone can be beaten as well.

From that came

the "March of the Millions."

Such rallies of a million people

were our hope to be heard.

To Maidan!

There were people

with baby strollers, elders,

disabled people on crutches...

It was amazing!

We realized that

we could change something.

WE ARE AGAINS THE POLICE STATE

ONLY A COWARD CAN HURT A CHILD

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