Ukrainian opposition leaders have rejected proposals by Mr. Yanukovych to hold talks to try to solve the crisis and protesters have been reinforcing their positions.
All day long the battle raged, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. The blood from his wound ran onto the floor of the chariot, and that evening he died.
In a moment or so there were a few bugle calls, and a few spoken commands rang out clear and sharp; and then the two regiments stretched across the entire square, literally from wall to wall, in line of battle.