List of people killed during the 2014 Ukrainian revolution
This is the list of people killed during the 2014 Ukrainian Revolution, widely known as Euromaidan. The list contains 130 identified deaths on both sides of the conflict. The majority of those listed were civilian protesters who supported the revolution. The list includes 18 police officers who were killed by the protesters.
Ukrainian sources often refer to the killed protesters as the Heavenly Hundred.
On 21 February 2014, Verkhovna Rada recognized the perished protesters of Euromaidan as victims. On 21 November 2014 by Petro Poroshenko's decree the perished Ukrainian protesters of Euromaidan were posthumously awarded the Hero of Ukraine title.
Three non-Ukrainian citizens killed in the Euromaidan events were each posthumously awarded the title Knight of the Order of the Heaven's Hundred Heroes.
2015 "the Day of the Heavenly Hundred Heroes" was celebrated on 20 February to commemorate the deaths.
Description
The first deaths occurred on Unity Day, 22 January 2014, during riots on Hrushevskoho Street in Kiev, where 3 Euromaidan activists were shot dead. On the same day, a dead body of another Euromaidan activist was found on the outskirts of the city; he was kidnapped a day before with Ihor Lutsenko, who was released. These were the first victims to die in demonstrations in Ukraine since gaining national independence in 1991. The deaths caused widespread protests across the country. On 23 January 2014, then Prime Minister Mykola Azarov in an interview with BBC said that police had not been issued firearms, and said no police officers were located on the rooftops around the protest area. He stated that the shooting of protesters was a provocation by extremist forces aimed at escalating violence. Party of Regions MP Arsen Klinchayev stated during a memorial service in Luhansk for those killed on 22 January by police, "These people were against the government. Nobody has the right to use physical force against police officers. And then they have their sticks, then stones, then something else. The police have the right to defend their lives. So I think it's right that these four people were killed. Moreover, I believe that you need to be stricter."5 more deaths in connection with Euromaidan occurred between 25 January and 13 February.
The second active phase started February 18. After a brief truce on 19 February, the clashes renewed 20 February. According to the newspaper Ukrainska Pravda, the special force and Interior Troops snipers shot at people on Maidan and/or snipers located in nearby buildings, with special forces firing with AK-47 assault rifles. 20 February was the bloodiest day of the clashes with at least 21 anti-government protesters being killed. The final death toll from these clashes in late February was 103 protesters and 13 police. According to the Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine Oleh Zalisko in February 2014 67 people were killed in Kiev's city centre, 184 sustained gunshot wounds and over 750 suffered bodily injuries. On 20 February 2014, the opposition parties released a statement that stated "To hold talks with the regime, the policies of which led to the deaths of many people, is an extremely unpleasant thing but we must do everything possible and even the impossible to prevent further bloodshed".
At least 17 people died from previously received wounds and injuries since then.
On 21 February 2014. Maidan participants wished last farewell to the perished protesters who they named the Heavenly Hundred. During the event, a mourning Lemko song "A duck floats on Tysa..." was heard.
On 24 February 2014, the Verkhovna Rada decided to propose the next Ukrainian president award the title Hero of Ukraine to protesters killed in the clashes with the riot police.
Identity of snipers
On 30 March 2014, The Daily Beast published photos which it stated were of members of the Alfa Group of the Ukrainian security services taken on 20 February 2014 and said that these troops may have been trained by members of the Russian special forces.Identified deaths
Unnamed dead activists
There are currently some unidentified activists who were reported killed during the conflict.- During the Hrushevskoho Street riots, a 22‑year-old man died falling from the colonnade near the Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium during a beating by police; the cause of death was multiple injuries, particularly spine fracture.
- Two unnamed shooting victims were announced by Euromaidan medical service coordinators on the evening of the 22nd. The identity of the two remains unknown as their bodies disappeared from the street after the action of Berkut in the early morning 22 January 2014. Roman Senyk was later identified as shot and killed on this date.
- On 26 January, the body of a man was found in the Obolon district of Kiev, with his hands bound.
- On 29 January, two male activists, one younger and one older, were shot on Hrushevskoho Street and brought to a Kiev hospital. The latter died from the gunshot wounds the following day. A UDAR MP accused police of shooting the two as a provocation.
- On 15 February, the body of a missing Euromaidan activist was found outside of Kiev.
- On 18–19 February, 16 protesters were killed in clashes with police, of whom 7 have been named.
- Later, on 19 February at 9pm, a young man was killed in Khmelnytsky outside the SBU building in further clashes with police. 5Kanal reported both a 23‑year-old and a 16‑year-old were shot and killed.
- On 20 February, at least 34 protesters were shot dead as of 1pm, with reporters verifying the bodies. Kyiv Post journalists reported an additional eight bodies on Khreshchatyk Street early afternoon, separate from the previous body count. Dr. Olha Bohomolets, one of the attending physicians to 12 fatal gunshot victims at Ukraine Hotel, said that the victims were shot with high-precision rifles and powerful ammunition that broke their bones.
Other deaths
Police officers' deaths
The Maidan activists seeking the change of government were opposed by the Ukrainian police force. As of 2 March, The Ministry of Internal Affairs reported 18 police officer fatalities related to the conflict. Two deaths which occurred during the crisis were considered by The Interior Ministry's as having no relation to Euromaidan or civil unrest. In addition, according to the Minister of Internal Affairs, another police officer, 30-year-old captain of the Internal Troops of Ukraine Dmytro Donets, had died from a heart attack. On 18 February, six officers were killed in action against protest camps in Kiev.| Nationality | Rank | Name | Details | Date of death | Reference |
 | Lieutenant | Dmytro Vlasenko | Born 1982, Internal Troops | 18 February 2014 | |
| Lieutenant | Vitaliy Honcharov | Born 1989, Internal Troops | 18 February 2014 | |
| Lieutenant | Volodymyr Yevtushok | Born 1971, Patrol Service | 18 February 2014 | |
| Senior Lieutenant | Andriy Fediukin | Born 1972, Berkut | 18 February 2014 | |
| Oleksiy Ivanenko | Born 1977, Internal Troops | 18 February 2014 | ||
| Lieutenant | Petro Savitsky | Born 1972, Patrol Service | 18 February 2014 | |
| Sergeant | Vasil' Bulitko | Born 1986, Berkut | 18 February 2014 | |
| Sergeant | Serhiy Tsvihun | Born 1990, Berkut | 18 February 2014 | |
| Ivan Tepliuk | Born 1993, Internal Troops | 18 February 2014 | ||
| Maxim Tretiak | Born 1993, Internal Troops | 18 February 2014 | ||
| Serhiy Spichak | Berdyansk | 19 February 2014 | ||
| Volodymyr Zubok | ||||
| Vitaliy Zakharchenko | ||||
| Roman Kizik | ||||
| Nazariy Myrka | ||||
| Serhiy Mikhaylovych | ||||
| Mykola Simisiuk |
Legacy of the dead pro-Euromaidan activists
Ukrainian sources often refer the pro-Euromaidan activists who died during Euromaidan as "The Heavenly Hundred".In April 2014, the Kiev City State Administration and Culture Ministry of Ukraine stated that they expected to open a memorial complex "to the heroes of Heavenly Hundred" in February 2015, on the occasion of the anniversary of the death activists.
On 1 July 2014, the Verkhovna Rada established the Medal "Order of the Heavenly Hundred Heroes".
On 25 August 2014, President Petro Poroshenko claimed he had called the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election in order to purify parliament of MPs who had supported "the Dictatorship laws in Ukraine| Dictatorship laws that took the lives of the Heavenly hundred".
Kiev City Council renamed a part of Instytutska Street into Heavenly Hundred Heroes Avenue on 20 November 2014.
President Poroshenko decreed on 11 February 2015 that 20 February will annually be commemorated as "Day of the Heavenly Hundred Heroes"; his decree also establish a museum in Kiev dedicated to Euromaidan. On 20 February, it is compulsory for Ukrainian TV channels to display a flaming candle or a similar stylized image, and, at 12:00, a minute of silence must be observed.
Monuments
- On February 23, 2014, in Poltava former monument of Lenin, which was taken down couple of days prior on February 21, its pedestal was converted into "monument of the Maidan Heroes".
- On April 13, 2014, in hamlet Buda, Chyhyryn Raion was installed a monument to "the Heavenly Hundred".
- On May 6, 2014, in Dubno was consecrated a commemorative landmark to "the Heavenly Hundred".
- On September 21, 2015, outside of Chicago in Bloomingdale, Illinois was opened a monument commemorating the people perished during the Euromaidan.