At about 4.30 a.m. on November 30, soldiers of the Berkut riot-police unit violently dispersed Euromaidan activists who had stayed on Independence Square for the night

At about 4.30 a.m. on November 30, members of the Berkut riot police violently dispersed Euromaidan activists who had stayed in Independence Square for the night. Dozens of people were brutally beaten, including many students.