Ukraine marks 10-year anniversary of Maidan 'Revolution of Dignity'

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Ukraine's pro-democracy, pro-Europe demonstrations in Maidan Square a decade ago marked the "first victory" in its war with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared on the anniversary of the popular protest movement. Nearly 100 civilians died in violent clashes with security forces when Ukrainians took to the streets of the capital in 2013, demanding to move Ukraine out of the orbit of Vladimir Putin's Russia and "join" the family of European democracies to which it "historically belongs".

The "Revolution of Dignity" protests ultimately led to the ouster of Kremlin-backed President Victor Yanukovych and gave space to the rise of a new generation of anticorruption, pro-democracy movement leaders.