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user-inactivated  ·  3961 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Street battles in Ukraine in response to protest law

What's that building in the background?

EDIT: looks like the football stadium.





user-inactivated  ·  3961 days ago  ·  link  ·  

yep that's the stadium https://maps.google.com/maps?q=maidan,+kiev&ll=50.450427...

is that the same car???

user-inactivated  ·  3961 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Hard to tell. Just noticed the car alarm.

user-inactivated  ·  3961 days ago  ·  link  ·  

i added a link to an article with details in the main post.

the article references maidan square and a couple pictures in the article look like that location, but i haven't managed to find that particular building yet. the article repeatedly refers to a police cordon around "government buildings"

elizabeth  ·  3961 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Looks like protests are not concentrated on the Maidan anymore. The're a bit all over the place.

elizabeth  ·  3961 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Looks like the Dynamo stadium:

user-inactivated  ·  3961 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yep. Initially seems like an odd place for violence to break out, but then again it doesn't. Wouldn't be surprised if those are the instigators. You can see the trademark pyrotechnics as well.

user-inactivated  ·  3958 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Run_Train  ·  3956 days ago  ·  link  ·  

user-inactivated  ·  3956 days ago  ·  link  ·  

much better photo. thx

user-inactivated  ·  3958 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I was watching the stream earlier today and a huge impromptu fireworks show happened. Knew it had to be at that point.