One more Armenian national killed in Kyiv, death toll rises to 80

One more Armenian national killed in Kyiv, death toll rises to 80

PanARMENIAN.Net - One more Armenian national was killed in clashes in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, AnalitikaUA.net reported.

According to a representative of the country’s Armenian community the man was identified as Georgy Harutyunyan, aged 54. He was a Georgian citizen.

Armenian-born Sergey Nigoyan was shot dead on Jan 21. Earlier, a video with Nikoyan was made during a protest, where he said he came here “for the future of his country.”

The EU has agreed to impose sanctions on Ukrainian officials "responsible for violence and excessive force" after the bloodiest day of clashes in Kyiv. In a statement, EU foreign ministers said targeted sanctions including asset freezes and visa bans would be introduced "as a matter of urgency".

In all, 80 people - including policemen - have been killed since Tuesday, Feb 18. In addition to those, Ukraine's health ministry also said that 571 were injured during three days of violence in the Ukrainian capital.

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has agreed to hold a presidential election before the end of the year, as part of a deal to end the crisis. He said he had also agreed to a national unity government, and to make constitutional changes reducing the power of the president. The compromise came after hours of talks with the opposition leaders.

"In these tragic days, when Ukraine has suffered such heavy losses, when people have been killed on both sides of the barricades, I consider it my duty in the light of the holy memory of the dead to declare that there is nothing more important than human life," President Yanukovych said in a written statement.

"And there are no steps that we should not take to restore peace in Ukraine," he said in the statement, published on the presidential website.

"I am also starting the process of a return to the 2004 constitution with a rebalancing of powers towards a parliamentary republic," he said. "I call for the start of procedures for forming a government of national unity."

The protests first erupted in late November when President Yanukovych rejected a landmark association and trade deal with the EU in favor of closer ties with Russia.

Thursday was the bloodiest day since the unrest began.

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