In Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, at least 14 people have died in the bloodiest day of violence since demonstrations erupted against President Viktor Yanukovich.<br /><br /> A police spokeswoman said six police officers and three protesters died of gunshot wounds. Two more protesters suffered heart attacks. <br /><br /> Riot police threw stun grenades at demonstrators separated from them by a wall of burning tents and tyres.<br /><br /> Protesters set fire to an armoured vehicle which tried to ram the barricade, apparently trapping officers inside. <br /><br /> They hurled petrol bombs, fireworks and stones at riot police on the edge of Independence Square.<br /><br /> A White House spokesman said the US continues “to condemn street violence and excessive use of force by either side.”<br /><br /> EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton urged Ukraine’s leadership “to address the root causes of the crisis.” <br /><br /> The vice president of Ukraine’s ruling party vowed that Independence Square will be cleared “in a few hours”. <br /><br /> But the protesters who have occupied the centre of the capital are not going quietly.
