Homes and hatred burn on Independence Square protest anniversary The small gathering of anti-government protesters in Kiev's Independence Square exactly a year ago sparked a series of events that toppled the president, led to the annexation of Crimea, and descended into war in the east that has killed more than 4,100 people. In the flashpoint city of Donetsk, people's homes have been razed to the ground, and lives destroyed. A natural sound version of an AFPTV report.