KYIV. Feb 20 (Interfax) - The Ukrainian Health Ministry has officially confirmed the death of seven people during the clashes in central Kyiv on Thursday.
"According to the latest information from the site of clashes' escalation in central Kyiv, on February 20 between 6 a.m. and noon 60 people sought medical attention with emergency medical units, five of them were hospitalized in critical condition and the others were helped right at the scene. Seven people died and two of them were employees of the Interior Ministry," the Ukrainian Health Ministry said in a statement posted on its website.