House fit for a tyrant: Protestors storm the sprawling, luxury estate of Ukraine's fugitive president which has its own private

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House fit for a tyrant: Protestors storm the sprawling, luxury estate of Ukraine's fugitive president which has its own private zoo, golf course and is half the size of Monaco Protestors took full control of the residence after the security detail charged with protecting the compound fled

Property is around an hour's drive from Kiev and stands as a symbol of the folly of the country's ousted president
Visitors rubbed their eyes in disbelief as they entered the compound and saw the scale of opulence
140-hectare estate has a garage full of luxury sports cars below the house in Mezhyhirya, an hours drive from Kiev
Anti-government demonstrators stormed the house on the day President Viktor Yanukovich fled the capital
His arch-nemesis Yulia Tymoshenko was released from prison and made a speech at Independence Square
Congratulated protestors for freeing the 'cancer' from Ukraine and called victims of the violence 'heroes'
The root of the problems in Ukraine stem from a political divide between the east and west