The Ukraine crisis: an eyewitness history
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elvira, who had only just arrived home in crimea, was horrified when she saw the news. She shut down her business, packed a bag and headed straight back to kiev. As news of the beatings spread, the crowds grew, and by december, pockets of unrest and rioting broke out. Over the next two months, a huge test camp emerged in the centre of kiv. Social media campaigns organized the donation of tents, sleeping bags, food and firewood,. Even an old piano, which was painted in the gold and blue of the ucranian flag and festooned with e u. Stars and flowers.
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