The name is composed of two parts: "Euro", which is short for Europe, reflecting the pro-European aspirations of the protestors, and "maidan", referring to Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence …

4 days ago · Police violently dispersed crowds in Kyiv’s Maidan Nezalezhnosti (“Independence Square”), and, as the protests continued into December, demonstrators occupied Kyiv’s city hall and called on …

Drones capture bird's eye view of Euromaidan The Maidan square in Kyiv gathered up to a million people at one time. Drones captured it all - during protests in the day and a concert in the night. …

1 day ago · After Maidan, U.S. intelligence agencies and Western partners reportedly deepened security cooperation with Ukraine, including training and intelligence-sharing arrangements that some …

Mar 17, 2016 · The name comes from the location where the protesters gathered – the Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) – which is a central space in Kyiv and a place with a long …

Nov 22, 2024 · Since students were the best organized, many commentators or journalists labeled this period a “Students’ Maidan.” I don’t think that label is entirely correct because the portrait of a typical …

Feb 23, 2014 · As the protests in Kyiv’s Independence Square, or Maidan, continued into 2014, the government began cracking down on the demonstrators. The size of the protests only grew in …

Maidan, the symbol and heartbeat of the popular revolution of late 2013-early 2014, is probably one of the most momentous events in Ukrainian history.

Feb 26, 2023 · Eight years before Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine's president fled to Moscow after the Maidan protests forced him from office.

Claims that the Maidan was a product of radical nationalism are false. While Ukrainian ultra-nationalists and the far-right did have a limited presence in the Maidan, the entire movement was centered on …