It’s like something out of a nightmare:
Kiev's Independence Square. Before and after. http://t.co/YVm4nrIOsK pic.twitter.com/RFsASaAQqH
— Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) February 19, 2014
The juxtaposition of those two photos is striking enough. But when they’re combined into one image, the result is even more sobering — and profoundly sad:
Kiev's Independence Square: Before and After (via reddit) http://t.co/w9U19yoobX pic.twitter.com/yLD3Bq38IT
— Meredith Frost (@MeredithFrost) February 19, 2014
Tweeters are stunned:
Damn! RT @AndrewKirell: Wow. This is depressing. Kiev’s Independence Square, before and after. pic.twitter.com/IYgbUBA6f1
— Aaron V (@PoliticsOfFear) February 19, 2014
https://twitter.com/CalebHowe/status/436269913209315328
Scary RT @theferocity: Well, damn. RT @jaredbkeller: Kiev's Independence Square: Before and After pic.twitter.com/aw42wpDr8t
— tony montana⁷ ? ??? (@Omgitstamz) February 19, 2014
So much destruction…RT @jaredbkeller: Kiev's Independence Square: Before and After pic.twitter.com/2XN9UE560H
— Charlie Hughes (@CharlesHHughes) February 19, 2014
Tragic. RT"@jessespector: Good lord. RT @jaredbkeller: Kiev’s Independence Square: Before and After pic.twitter.com/0t4mNU4uJe”
— jbehindtheglass (@jbehindtheglass) February 19, 2014
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/436270222862209024
Holy mother of shit RT @jaredbkeller Kiev's Independence Square: Before and After pic.twitter.com/F4NMGQgDw2
— Kyle M. (@KyleWIIM) February 19, 2014
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https://twitter.com/beckymollenkamp/status/436276279952699393
This before and after shot of Kiev's Independence Square is unreal. #Ukraine #Maidan pic.twitter.com/76MfphAOdZ
— Andrew Friedman (@AndrewBFriedman) February 19, 2014
My god. RT @theferocity: Well, damn. RT @jaredbkeller: Kiev's Independence Square: Before and After pic.twitter.com/qPCIvHX057
— Marta Pelayo (@MsMartaD) February 19, 2014
Just awful RT @jaredbkeller: Kiev's Independence Square: Before and After pic.twitter.com/US31YbQbtw
— David Shoolin (@Dave_Shoo) February 19, 2014
Holy shit! RT @jaredbkeller: Kiev's Independence Square: Before and After pic.twitter.com/7wVUcALQn6 #euromaidan
— Kollaborativ Consulting (@kollaborativ) February 19, 2014
Wow. Just, wow. "@owillis kiev independence square before/after (via reddit) pic.twitter.com/3GZi3WuiGz"
— Michael Hughes (@NFNewsSports) February 19, 2014
https://twitter.com/TravisSBN/status/436273129993035776
Pardon my French, but holy shit RT @TravisSBN: jaw drop RT @jaredbkeller: Kiev Independence Square: Before & After http://t.co/QjlVAY6CKX
— Jamie Kellner ? (@jbkellner) February 19, 2014
https://twitter.com/MTLDriveFor25/status/436272945422290944
My gosh. Kiev's Independence Square before & after the protests started. It's practically post-apocalyptic: https://t.co/QE0bdA4nZd
— Alyssa Davis (@sleepylyss1) February 19, 2014
What happened to my city !!?? RE djvjgrrl: Before and After: Kiev's Independence Square #euromaidan #Kiev #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/l1V2ZH1j3J"
— Nastya Ko (@Kolimasmile) February 19, 2014
Prayers for the Ukrainian people.
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