Chaos on the Streets of Kyiv? The Reality

Disinformation: Kyiv is a burned out battle ground filled with rampaging lawless groups. Fact: The effects of the Maidan confrontation are extremely localized, relegated to three or four streets in the center of the city. With the exception of some store fronts on Hrushevskovo where clashes were most intense, and a burned trade union building (a fire started by Yanukovych-aligned security forces) full-glass storefronts of luxury stores and restaurants are completely unharmed, even in the center of the Maidan. Kyiv otherwise is totally intact and functioning with people strolling, shopping, and traffic police working in plain sight.