9 gritty photos of life as a Kyiv protester

Anti-government demonstrators warm up by a fire behind the barricades on Hrushevsky Street, the site of the recent violent clashes.

A demonstrator attempts to speak with a row of police in front of the barricades on Hrushevsky Street.

Parts of Hrushevsky Street resemble an urban war zone.

A sign calls for answers in the slaying of 20-year-old protester Serhiy Nigoyan earlier this week. It reads: "Attention! We will pay $5,000 for information about the Armenian Serhiy Nigoyan's sniper-killer. For the bastard's head, we will pay $100,000."

A protester takes a break from manning the front line.

Men keep watch over the barricades, with police in view.

Protesters warm up as evening settles in.

Demonstrators appear prepared in case the tenuous truce with police forces is broken.

A gutted truck is frozen after the violent clashes.