From the beginning Process_start of March 2014 , protests by pro-Russian and anti-government groups took place Process_start in the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine , commonly collectively called Name_conferral the `` Donbass '' , in the aftermath of the 2014 Ukrainian revolution Change_of_leadership and the Euromaidan movement .

Yanukovych was ousted Change_of_leadership from power four years later following the February 2014 Euromaidan clashes in Kiev 's Independence Square .

The Ukrainian revolution Social_event of 2014 ( also known as the Euromaidan Revolution or Revolution of Dignity ; , `` Revoliutsiia hidnosti '' ) took place Process_start in Ukraine in February 2014 , when a series of violent Violence events Social_event involving protesters , riot police , and unknown shooters in the capital , Kiev , culminated Come_together in the ousting of the elected Choosing Ukrainian President , Viktor Yanukovych , and the overthrow of the Ukrainian Government .

This was interpreted Statement as an attempt to back out of signing Sign_agreement this agreement , and led to Causation a wave of protests which came to be known as the `` Euromaidan '' movement .

The assault Attack of Euromaidan by security forces on 11 December 2013 was an attempt by Viktor Yanukovych ’ s government to break up Destroying the Euromaidan protest through a night assault Attack using Berkut special police units and interior ministry troops .

The assault Attack of Euromaidan by security forces on 11 December 2013 was an attempt by Viktor Yanukovych ’ s government to break up Destroying the Euromaidan protest through a night assault Attack using Berkut special police units and interior ministry troops .

From the end of February 2014 , demonstrations Participation by pro-Russian and anti-government groups took place Process_start in major cities across the eastern and southern regions of Ukraine , in the aftermath of the Euromaidan movement Participation and the 2014 Ukrainian revolution Change_of_leadership .

Euromaidan ( ; , , , literally 'Euro [ pean ] Square ' ) was a wave of demonstrations and civil unrest Hostile_encounter in Ukraine , which began Process_start on the night of 21 November 2013 with public protests in Maidan Nezalezhnosti ( Independence Square ) in Kiev .

During the Euromaidan , there were protests Attack and clashes Attack with police throughout Ukraine , especially at the Maidan ( central square ) in Kiev , which was occupied and barricaded by protesters , along with some administrative buildings , including Kiev City State Administration .

There was fierce fighting Hostile_encounter in Kiev on 18–20 February , ( see List of people killed Killing during Euromaidan ) .