Unrest in Ukraine

Riot police move on Independence Square (Pic: EPA)

Protesters protect themselves with shields against advancing riot police forces moving on Independence Square (Pic: EPA)

Protests in Kiev have turned violent for the first time in weeks (Pic: EPA)

Protesters attack police officers with batons

Flames engulfed the main anti-government protest camp on Independence Square

A young child at the demonstration

A protester swings a bar at police officers

Police shelter behind riot gear

Smoke billows in Kiev

Some streets are covered with rubble

Petrol bombs were thrown (Pic: EPA)

Protesters clash with police at a barricade (Pic: EPA)

Protesters hurl bricks and stones

A protester aims a gun at police (Pic: EPA)

A bullet used by police lies stained with blood on the street (Pic: EPA)