Ukrainians got their first glimpse inside ousted President Viktor Yanukovych's compound near Kiev when the presidential guards abandoned the grounds on Saturday, February 22, 2014.
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Ukrainians got their first glimpse inside ousted President Viktor Yanukovych's compound near Kiev when the presidential guards abandoned the grounds on Saturday, February 22, 2014.
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A CNN crew toured the grounds on Sunday, February 23 and took these images around the residence. Here, a galleon-style ship that was used for parties is docked at a marina near the house.
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A CNN crew toured the grounds on Sunday, February 23 and took these images around the residence. Here, a galleon-style ship that was used for parties is docked at a marina near the house.
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People roamed around the mansion and its vast grounds after long-simmering anti-government protests ousted Yanukovych over the weekend.
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People roamed around the mansion and its vast grounds after long-simmering anti-government protests ousted Yanukovych over the weekend.
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"The protesters walked in their thousands, because the roads were jammed, to the most fantastical show of fled ruler," says <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcnn.com%2Fvideo%2Fdata%2F2.0%2Fvideo%2Fworld%2F2014%2F02%2F24%2Fpkg-paton-walsh-ukraine-dictator-style.cnn.html">CNN's Nick Paton Walsh.</a> "They knew they were poor and he was rich, but not like this; not quite so insultingly extravagant."
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"The protesters walked in their thousands, because the roads were jammed, to the most fantastical show of fled ruler," says CNN's Nick Paton Walsh. "They knew they were poor and he was rich, but not like this; not quite so insultingly extravagant."
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"What for?" was the common refrain from Ukrainians marveling at the excess of the place, according to Yulia Marushevska, 25, whose online video entitled <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcnn.com%2Fvideo%2Fdata%2F2.0%2Fvideo%2Fworld%2F2014%2F02%2F20%2Fpkg-marquez-i-am-ukraine.cnn.html">'I am a Ukranian'</a> went viral.
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"What for?" was the common refrain from Ukrainians marveling at the excess of the place, according to Yulia Marushevska, 25, whose online video entitled 'I am a Ukranian' went viral.
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"Remarkably, there was no looting and nothing was stolen, because that's what they say Yanukovych did," reports Paton Walsh. "In the end he fled in the presidential helicopter and not in his massive river boat for partying."
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"Remarkably, there was no looting and nothing was stolen, because that's what they say Yanukovych did," reports Paton Walsh. "In the end he fled in the presidential helicopter and not in his massive river boat for partying."
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Protesters expressed disbelief at the opulence in which Yanukovych lived, including peacocks, vintage cars and gaudy statues.
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Protesters expressed disbelief at the opulence in which Yanukovych lived, including peacocks, vintage cars and gaudy statues.
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A full suit of armor stands in a vacated room of the house. Yanukovych is facing a warrant for the "mass killings" of civilians.
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A full suit of armor stands in a vacated room of the house. Yanukovych is facing a warrant for the "mass killings" of civilians.
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In his last known public act, he delivered a televised speech Saturday from Kharkiv in which he rejected Parliament's ouster and vowed to fight. He said: "I don't plan to leave the country. I don't plan to resign. I am the legitimate President."
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In his last known public act, he delivered a televised speech Saturday from Kharkiv in which he rejected Parliament's ouster and vowed to fight. He said: "I don't plan to leave the country. I don't plan to resign. I am the legitimate President."
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Yanukovych's ouster and disappearance capped a weekend of dizzying developments after Parliament voted to oust Yanukovych as a concession to relentless protests, which led to the deadliest violence in the country since its independence 22 years ago.
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Yanukovych's ouster and disappearance capped a weekend of dizzying developments after Parliament voted to oust Yanukovych as a concession to relentless protests, which led to the deadliest violence in the country since its independence 22 years ago.
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Paton Walsh describes the residence as "a bizarre, enormous, empty mansion. Gaudy but vacant; the luxury never seemed to end."
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Paton Walsh describes the residence as "a bizarre, enormous, empty mansion. Gaudy but vacant; the luxury never seemed to end."
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Pictured is a bottle of the former President's own vodka.For now, Parliament Speaker Oleksandr Turchinov will take over Yanukovych's duties and has promised a new interim government by Tuesday and new elections in May.
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Pictured is a bottle of the former President's own vodka.For now, Parliament Speaker Oleksandr Turchinov will take over Yanukovych's duties and has promised a new interim government by Tuesday and new elections in May.
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