Around him, mourners stood in the bitter morning cold holding bouquets of white and yellow chrysanthemums, next to marble portraits of the victims.
They recited prayers, sang the Ukrainian anthem and shouted “Glory to Ukraine!
Glory for the heroes!” — the slogan around which the nation has rallied since Russia invaded last year.
Many Ukrainians supported the deal with Brussels, seeing it as a way to lessen Moscow’s influence and improve living standards.
Increasingly unpopular, Mr. Yanukovych fled to Russia and was removed from office by Ukraine’s Parliament, a moment that the country celebrated as a historic democratic victory.
Persons:
”, Yanukovych
Organizations:
United Nations, European Union
Locations:
Ukrainian, Ukraine, Russia, Brussels