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Look what they found inside Ukraine president's estate
Ousted Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych, who has been indicted for "mass murder" over the shooting of demonstrators, has fled strife-torn Kiev. He signed a deal with opposition leaders diluting his power, establishing a transitional government, and a move toward early elections.
Yanukovich, who lived in the lap of luxury, also left behind his presidential residence, just 12 miles from the city.
The mansion that had been closed off to the world for nearly a decade was thronged by Ukrainians, journalists and investigators over the weekend to see what Yanukovych was hiding.
While his country suffered, the former president had surrounded himself with exotic gardens a private zoo, ostriches, a yacht, elaborate baths, a garage packed with exotic cars, a golf course and a helicopter pad.
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Look what they found inside Ukraine's fugitive president's estate
A man gestures behind the interior bar inside Mezhyhirya residence of Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovich.
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Look what they found inside Ukraine's fugitive president's estate
People look through windows of the residence as anti-government protesters and journalists walk on the grounds of the Mezhyhirya residence of Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovich in the village Novi Petrivtsi outside Kiev.
Hundreds of people entered the grounds of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich's sprawling residence but had not gone inside the building itself.
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People walk on the grounds of the Mezhyhirya residence of Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovich.
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A woman takes a picture of a statue as anti-government protesters and journalists walk on the grounds of the Mezhyhirya residence of Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovich.
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Anti-government protesters and journalists look at ostriches kept within an enclosure on the grounds of the Mezhyhirya residence of Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovich.
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Anti-government protesters and journalists walk on a helipad at the Mezhyhirya residence of Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovich.
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A golf bag featuring the name of Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovich is pictured as anti-government protesters and journalists walk along a golf course at the Mezhyhirya residence of Yanukovich.
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People walk on the grounds of the Mezhyhirya residence of Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovich in the village Novi Petrivtsi outside Kiev.
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