About 200 protesters have blocked the central entrance to the Ukrainian government's building on Hrushevskoho Street.

They are chanting, "Resignation for Azarov", "Christmas Tree for Yanukovych", "Glory for Ukraine, Glory for Heroes," an Interfax-Ukraine correspondent reports.

The protesters have failed to block the government building's entrance on Sadova Street, which is guarded by police buses and a line of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry Forces' servicemen.

The police are not taking active measures as regards the protesters for now.

A government meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday morning.