Last week , the bloody street clashes between demonstrators and security forces left more than 80 dead , the deadliest violence in the country since it gained independence when the Soviet Union collapsed 22 years ago . `` People have to feel the changes , not to hear about them , '' says an activist . A Ukraine official urges `` outside actors in the region to respect U.S. 's sovereignty '' Nominees for a new unity government are announced in Crimea . Scuffles break out outside anti-Russian parliament between pro- and Crimean protesters .
`` People have to feel the changes , not to hear about them , '' says an activist . A Ukraine official urges `` outside actors in the region to respect U.S. 's sovereignty '' Nominees for a new unity government are announced in Crimea . Scuffles break out outside anti-Russian parliament between pro- and Crimean protesters .