Ukraine Authorities Say Ousted President Masterminded Kiev Sniper Killings
KIEV, Ukraine — Ukrainian Authorities on Thursday accused deposed President Viktor Yanukovych of conspiring with security officials in February to carry out an unlawful anti-terrorist operation that resulted in elite riot police under their command shooting and killing several anti-government protesters in central Kiev in February
They also said Yanukovych had used kidnappers and gangs of “titushki” — hired thugs — to intimidate the protesters and quell mass rallies held in the city’s Independence Square since last **vember, when Yanukovych spurned a long-anticipated association deal with the European Union, setting the events in motion. Read more...