Viktor Yanukovych says speaker Rybak attacked, Party of Regions lawmakers defected due to threats
Rinat Akhmetov says Ukraine has to stay united
Feb. 22, 5:05 p.m. -- Rinat Akhmetov, Ukraine's richest billionaire, released the following statement: "My position remains unchaged: I am for a strong, independent and united Ukraine. Today I place a special focus on the word "united" as this has never been more important."
Army says it will honor oath to people
Feb. 22, 5:03 p.m "In this difficult time for the country we, the employees of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, strtess that were and remain loyal to the military oath, the Constitution of Ukraine and continue to follow the requirements of the statutes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the laws that regulate the activities of the Defense Ministry. We deeply mourn the loss of life and hope that this will never happen again in our country,"
Valentyn Nalivaychenko unanimously appointed head of Security Service of Ukraine
Feb. 22, 5:32 p.m -- Valentyn Nalivaychenko, who head the state's powerful Security Service of Ukraine under President Viktor Yushchenko, won unanimous approval by parliament to take the job again.
Parliament votes 328-0 to impeach Yanukovych
Feb. 22, 5:19 p.m. -- Accusing him of massive human rights violations and abandonment of his duties, parliament voted unanimously today to impeach Viktor Yanukovych as Ukraine's fourth president.
Opposition member of parliament Oleh Liashko on Saturday Feb. 22,2014 addresses a crowd that has formed outside the Verkhovna Rada. With reports that President Viktor Yanukovych has fled Ukraine, parliament moved to fill the leadership vacuum by freeing ex-Prime MInister Yulia Tymoshenko from prison and appointing Oleksandr Turchynov, her former deputy, as acting prime minister
This handout picture taken and released by the Batkivshyna press service on Saturday Feb. 22,2014 shows Ukraine's jailed pro-Western opposition icon Yulia Tymoshenko leaving the hospital in Kharkiv.
Yulia Tymoshenko was set free from prison by parliament and parliament on Saturday Feb. 22,2014 meeting in emergency sessions,decriminalized the сriminal сode articles that Tymoshenko was accused of violating
Yulia Tymoshenko walked free after she spent 30 months in jail for abuse of office, a conviction widely regarded as political persecution
Yulia Tymoshenko flown to the EuroMaidan to address a crowd of more than 100,000 people where she
thanked the crowd for her freedom and urged people to stay on the square, prosecute Yanukovych and "his goons," and honor the slain victims of EuroMaidan who gave their lives for Ukraine's freedom.
“This is the free country that you have given us as a gift,” Tymoshenko told people at the square, while seated in a wheelchair.
In her speech of about 20 minutes, Tymoshenko focused on the nearly 100 slain protesters and how their sacrifice must not be made in vain.
She also hinted on her role in the future of Ukrainian politics.
“I will be your guarantee that no one will betray you. You know politics is sometimes a theater. I will guarantee that you will always know what is going on backstage,” she said.
Note
Anti-Govt, pro-democracy EuroMaidan protests began on Nov. 21,2013 when President Viktor Yanukovych rejected a political and trade association agreement with the European Union(EU)
The protests are in their 93rd day on Friday Feb 21,2014
Nearly 100 people have been killed since the demonstrations started and thousands injured in clashes between protesters and police
Demonstrators are demanding Yanukovych's resignation and early presidential and parliamentary elections.
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