Drone video shows dramatic battle for central Kiev square

Molotov cocktails fly through the air and smash as the flames grow higher.

The city burns. The people continue to fight.

No, this isn’t the apocalypse. This is Ukraine.

This is a video that a drone filmed as protestors and police forces combat in the middle of Kiev’s Independence Square.

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This chilling footage shows an aerial view of what is happening in Ukraine.

Makes you appreciate Canada a little more now, doesn’t it?

The decimation of this city has been caused by riots from outraged protestors. Police forces have tried to intervene after a failed truce, but from the looks of this city, it seems hopeless.

So why is this happening?

Ukraine has been dealing with the most serious political crisis in its history.

Protests began last November when President Victor Yanukovych announced an agreement with the European Union would again be postponed.

The agreement would have meant that the EU’s “Eastern Partnership” would have created closer political ties and generated economic growth. With Ukraine’s economy in the state that it’s in, this agreement would have opened doors for trade and modernization where they really need it.

Protestors then demanded a reversal of the decision and that is when things turned ugly.

So next time you’re whining about your TV not being HD or your that your car can’t park itself in your beautiful, peaceful city, remember you could be in Ukraine right now, living this nightmare.

Check out this video that went viral by a young Ukranian woman.