Ukraine remembers Maidan square massacre 10 years on

Memorial messages are being dedicated to Ukrainian protesters killed in the centre of their nation's capital.

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00:00 Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenska have been leading tributes

00:07 to more than 100 Ukrainians who were killed by security forces in Kiev 10 years ago.

00:15 The massacre took place during the so-called Euro Maiden protests that erupted when the

00:19 country's then-president chose to align Ukraine more closely with Russia.

00:26 The deadliest day was the 20th of February 2014, when armed riot police including snipers

00:32 are thought to have killed at least 50 people.

00:36 Zelensky wrote on X that they attempted to kill Ukrainians for their peaceful choice

00:40 to be free, and that "we stood firm, as we do so today."

00:47 Three officers were charged over the killings.

00:49 Another two acquitted.

00:50 [MUSIC PLAYING]