On February 18 , the war reached it bloodiest peak , and I was there , at the Maydan of Independence -- Yana , a filmmaker from Ukraine , was in the main square in Kiev when violence erupted . She said she saw government troops attack , beat and shoot at protesters . The police then used tear gas to disperse them. Attacks did n't stop people ; they stood their ground ; would not retreat .
Yana , a filmmaker from Ukraine , was in the main square in Kiev when violence erupted . She said she saw government troops attack , beat and shoot at protesters . The police then used tear gas to disperse them. Attacks did n't stop people ; they stood their ground ; would not retreat .