Protesters at Ukrainian House prepare for night

11:45 a.m., Jan. 26 — People keep flowing in Ukrainian House which was seized by protesters at night on Jan.26. Activists are offered hot food and warm clothes to warm up as the temperature in Kyiv is 15 degrees below zero and expected to hit 25 degrees below zero next week, according to weather forecasts. “The kitchen is almost ready and we start settling people so they can get warm,” says Ivan from Lviv while putting on a coat he got at the point for donations located on the first floor of the Ukrainian House. He has been in Kyiv since Dec. 3 and says will stay ‘till the victory.’ According to him, protesters occupied the building as more people are arriving and they need a place to stay. “More people are coming and they need to be lodged somewhere. It’s cold outside,” he says.

Meanwhile, some 200 police officers have got today a new place to stay as well. Unlike protestors, they have been settled in three-star hotel Druzhba on Druzhby Narodiv blvd in Pechersk district of Kyiv. The Kyiv Post spotted three big buses that brought them to the hotel today at around 2:30 p.m. The price for staying there ranges from Hr 225 ($27) to Hr 870 ($108) per person per night. — Anastasia Forina

kyivpost.com