Despite Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych's shaky call for a truce, violence spiraled out of control on the streets of Kiev on Thursday.
Christopher Miller, Mashable's reporter on ground in Kiev, described the current scene as "awful" and counted 35 dead bodies in the chaos. "Saw [it] with my own eyes and spoke to medical. I watched one man drop dead next to me. Yes, police are using live ammo and snipers," he said.
Below are the latest photos from Kiev today. Warning: Extremely graphic content.
Protesters carry a wounded demonstrator in Kiev on Feb. 20, 2014. Hundreds of armed protesters charged police barricades Thursday on Kiev's central Independence Square, despite a truce called just hours earlier by the country's embattled president. Protesters pushed back the police about 200 meters and were in control of most of the square.
Protesters burn as they stand behind burning barricades during clashes with police on Feb. 20, 2014 in Kiev.
Anti-government protesters walk on a puddle of blood left by a wounded demonstrator during clashes with the police in the center of Kiev on Feb. 20, 2014.
Protesters advance towards new positions in Kiev on Feb. 20, 2014.
Protesters clash behind burning barricades during the face off against heavily armed police Feb. 20, 2014 in Kiev.
Dead bodies lay covered on the ground during clashes with riot police in central Kiev on Feb. 20, 2014 in Kiev.
A demonstrator stands on a balcony overlooking Independence square is seen during the face off against heavily armed police on Feb.20, 2014 in Kiev.
Fellow demonstrators carry a heavily injured anti-government protestor during clashes with riot police in central Kiev on Thursday.
A protester stands behind barricades during clashes with police on Thursday.
An Orthodox priest walks under fire during clashes between anti-government protesters and riot police in central Kiev on Feb. 20, 2014.
Activists evacuate a wounded protester during clashes with police in Kiev's Independence Square on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014.
Activists pay respects to protesters who were killed in clashes with police in Kiev's Independence Square, the epicenter of the country's current unrest, Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014. Fierce clashes between police and protesters, some including gunfire, shattered a brief truce in Ukraine's besieged capital Thursday, killing numerous people. The deaths came in a new eruption of violence just hours after the country's embattled president and the opposition leaders demanding his resignation called for a truce and negotiations to try to resolve Ukraine's political crisis. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Activists carry a dead protester during clashes with police in Kiev's Independence Square on Thursday.
Activists and priests pay respects to protesters who were killed in clashes with police, a flag held by one activist reads "For Ukraine." in Kiev's Independence Square on Feb. 20, 2014.
People look on the protesters who were killed in clashes with police in Kiev's Independence Square on Feb. 20, 2014.
An activist closes a victim's eyes while others pay respects to protesters who were killed in clashes with police on Thursday.
An activist holds a vest that belongs to a victim of a clash between riot police and protesters in Kiev's Independence Square on Feb. 20, 2014. A bullet hole is seen on the vest.
Activists pay their respects to protesters who were killed in clashes with police in Kiev on Feb. 20, 2014. Fierce clashes between police and protesters, some including gunfire, shattered a brief truce in Ukraine's besieged capital Thursday, killing numerous people.
Anti-government protesters reinforce a barricade during clashes with the police in the center of Kiev on Feb. 20, 2014.