A brawl in Kyiv's parliament on October 6 was just the latest case of Ukraine's politicians opting to bust heads rather than filibuster. A dip into the archives reveals 14 of the (many, many) times when dialogue broke down and fists, eggs, and smoke bombs flew.
Ukrainian Politics: The Greatest Hits
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A hard rain fell inside parliament during the April 2010 uproar, but Russia's lease of the Crimean base ultimately became a secondary issue when Moscow illegally annexed the entire peninsula in 2014.
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It was peak Ukraine in December 2012 as politicians brawled inside parliament while topless Femen activists shouted anticorruption slogans outside.
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Riot police grapple with an opposition deputy trying to enter the Kyiv city council through a window in August 2013.
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A brawl erupts among balding politicians inside Kyiv's parliament in May 2012 during a "hearing" on a bill dealing with the use of the Russian language in Ukraine's east.