At least 70 people have been killed in Ukraine today with the crisis worsening throughout the day.
A picture paints a thousand words, so here are a selection of images from people on the ground via social media
Police clash with anti-government protesters in Kiev, Ukraine pic.twitter.com/gZwcogLg7x
— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) February 18, 2014
US and EU implore president Yanukovich to pull Ukraine away from the brink of civil war: http://t.co/Uf9c1VstFr pic.twitter.com/Rm4TjIRR04 — Financial Times (@FT) February 20, 2014
Renewed bloodshed in #Ukraine has left at least 22 dead. - http://t.co/FolFiGnrTI | pic.twitter.com/fXLXPurFF6 via @WSJ
— Anonymous (@AnonOpsLegion) February 20, 2014
As death toll rises amid clashes, read more about #Ukraine crisis on our special report page http://t.co/3ynbXnbp5X pic.twitter.com/t3wumhgjxi
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) February 20, 2014
Such a dramatic photo from Kiev today by Efrem Lukatsky @AP More at @TIME http://t.co/RFV92uLcjN h/t @miatramz pic.twitter.com/NfvjTmMd2O
— Mikko Takkunen (@photojournalism) February 18, 2014
Streets run with blood in battle for heart of Ukraine http://t.co/4D6gqWwdzP (Sandro Maddalena/AFP/Getty) pic.twitter.com/4FfrMz6OVq
— The Times of London (@thetimes) February 18, 2014
PHOTO via Reuters: Deadly clashes between protesters & police rock Ukraine's capital Kiev pic.twitter.com/CjMGYWckVC
— ABS-CBN News Channel (@ANCALERTS) February 18, 2014
Surreal scenery in #Kyiv, #Ukraine, where protesters are now facing live fire by government snipers pic.twitter.com/YIwk6HZFMv
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) February 20, 2014
The floor of the lobby of the Ukraine Hotel. Injured protesters have been treated here all day. Via @_DuncanC pic.twitter.com/qCw3O1eRMG
— PzFeed Top News (@PzFeed) February 20, 2014
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One Ukrainian woman makes this plea amid the crisis:
