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Total nonsense.

Of course what you posted is TOTAL NONSENSE! No two ways about it.

Like I explained to you before, when you start with a flawed premise, everything that follows is just as flawed, or pure junk/lies. You started with a lie, which Putin and his cohorts wanted to use as their excuses for the later launching of the invasion and takeover of Crimea.

This is YOUR version of events and your own AI question:

So when AI tells you that the anti-democracy protestors in Kiev seized the following government buildings, your response is to just refuse to believe it? Do I have that correct?

Notice you used the word 'anti-democracy' in your statement, which is a huge flaw in your understanding of events in 2014 Ukraine. NO AI is going to return the words 'anti-democracy' with your query; you made that up.

Here is my query, which is not biased in the form of the question:

Did the anti-democracy protestors in Kiev seized buildings in the 2014 uprising?

Notice I even used your wording, 'anti-democracy protesters' in my question, and this is what AI returned:

Yes, protestors did seize and occupy several government and administrative buildings in Kyiv during the 2014 Euromaidan uprising, but historical and international consensus characterizes these demonstrators as pro-democracy and pro-European, rather than anti-democracy.

But notice that, the demonstrations were characterized as PRO-DEMOCRACY and Pro-European and not as anti-democracy', as you characterize them as being. IOW, when you start out with lie, everything that follows is just as flawed.

The movement, known as the Revolution of Dignity, began in late 2013 to protest President Viktor Yanukovych's decision to shelve an integration treaty with the European Union in favor of closer ties with Russia. No doubt, at the request or strong-arming by Putin.

The protests quickly expanded into a massive popular demand for government transparency, democratic reforms, and an end to institutional corruption.

Sounds like a pro-democracy movement to me. Duh!

Buildings that you like so much to point out as 'occupied' by anti-democracy protesters:

Buildings Occupied in Kyiv

As the standoff escalated and the government deployed violent crackdowns, demonstrators adapted their tactics to sustain the movement:

Kyiv City Hall: Occupied early in the movement and utilized as a headquarters, barracks, and soup kitchen for the protestors.

Trade Unions Building: Located directly on Independence Square (Maidan), this served as the primary operational center, media hub, and medical clinic for the demonstrators until it was severely burned during clashes.

Ministry Buildings: Protesters broke into and occupied several strategic offices, including the Ministry of Agricultural Policy and the Ministry of Justice, using them as shelter from sub-zero temperatures.

The Presidential Administration and Parliament: On February 22, 2014, after a bloody escalation involving state snipers, an agreement was signed, and police forces abruptly withdrew from central Kyiv.

Protest self-defense units quickly stepped in to secure empty state facilities, including the parliament building and the President's official office, after Yanukovych fled the capital.

Guess where Yanukovych decided to flee to? Yep, his puppet-master's country, Russia.

Contextual Distinctions

While Russian state media and the deposed administration labeled the movement an "illegal, anti-democratic coup," international observers and independent historians reject this framework.

Ukraine’s democratically elected parliament remained intact throughout the crisis, ultimately voting overwhelmingly to remove Yanukovych from office and schedule immediate, internationally monitored democratic elections.

Concurrently, pro-Russian and anti-Maidan groups—frequently backed or directed by Russian forces—began their own campaigns in the spring of 2014, seizing regional state administration buildings in eastern Ukraine and Crimea, which led to the annexation of Crimea and the outbreak of the Donbas conflict.

IOW, Russian sympathizers started the process of illegally annexing Crimea and started the outbreak in the Donbas region, which was the actual start of the Ukrainian invasion.

It must be very hard for you to accept the truth, but, it is said that 'the truth shall set you free'. Set your mind at ease and start accepting the truth. You'll feel a lot better once your mind is at peace with the truth.