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Kiev demonstrators attack Russian banks

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - Nationalist demonstrators in Ukraine have attacked two offices of Russian banks in the capital amid observances of the second anniversary of the protests that brought down the Russia-friendly president.

Demonstrators on Saturday threw rocks through windows at the offices of Alfa Bank and Sberbank and damaged furniture and equipment inside. Protesters also vandalized the offices of the holding company of Ukraine's richest man, Rinat Akhmetov.

Tens of thousands of people in the Ukrainian capital came to various observances of the "Day of the Heavenly Hundred." The term refers to those who died during the months of protests in Kiev that culminated with President Viktor Yanukovych fleeing.

Saturday is the second anniversary of the bloodiest day of the protests, when more than 50 people died from sniper fire.

The head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Patriarch Filaret conducts the memorial service for the "Heavenly hundred" in the Mikhaylivsky Cathedral in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 20 2016. The "Heavenly Hundred" is what Ukrainians in Kiev call those who died during months of anti-government protests in 2013-14. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov) The Associated Press
Ukrainian Orthodox believers light candles during the memorial service for the Heavenly hundreds in the Mikhaylivsky Cathedral in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 20 2016. The "Heavenly Hundred" is what Ukrainians in Kiev call those who died during months of anti-government protests in 2013-14. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov) The Associated Press
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