KYIV, Ukraine—The sniper’s bullet went into the head of the man standing in front of Valentyn Onyshchenko.
Blood and brain matter sprayed into Onyshchenko’s face with enough force to break the then-21-year-old’s eyeglasses.
“Like a robot” he weaved through the thousands of protesters gathered in central Kyiv for the February 2014 revolution. He went to a nearby McDonald’s, which, despite the bloodshed just outside its doors, was still open for business. In the bathroom, Onyshchenko washed his face and picked human remains from his blood-matted hair.
He took a moment to compose himself, and then he walked back toward the sound of gunfire …read more
Source: The Daily Signal
