People cheer as they listen to police officers from Lviv who have joined anti-government protesters during a rally in Independence Square


Thousands of people occupy the central square in Kiev waiting for news from parliament


The opposition camp in Kiev's independence square was peaceful on Friday morning


Men wait on their makeshift barricade


A group of protesters listen to instructions


As the protestors hold their ground, all-night talks in Ukraine mediated by EU foreign ministers hope to come up with a solution to the crisis


Smoke still fills the air around Maidan - the main protest camp


Shields protect the men not only from missiles, but from the heat of the fires burning in the square


A general view of the scene on Thursday when hundreds of armed protesters bombarded police with Molotov cocktails and rocks, regaining control of most of the square they occupied at the start of the three-month political crisis.


Protesters try to protect themselves from fire as they stand behind burning barricades during Thursday's clashes with police

Protesters carry a wounded demonstrator in Kiev


A woman reacts to death of protesters


Protesters advance to new positions in Kiev


Protesters carry molotov cocktails


Anti-government protesters carry an injured man on a stretcher in Independence Square on Thursday


Protesters stand behind burning barricades during a face-off against police


The ongoing violence on the square on Thursday indicates that more radical elements among the protesters may be unwilling to observe the truce and may not be mollified by the prospects of negotiations.


Anti government protesters lead a captured policeman during the clashes