Thousands of Ukrainians flocked to President Viktor Yanukovich’s abandoned residence near Kiev. (Sergei L. Loiko / Los Angeles Times)
The 330-acre country estate includes streams and lakes. (Sergei L. Loiko / Los Angeles Times)
A frigate on the estate houses a dining room and bar overlooking the marvelous expanse of the Dnieper River. (Sergei L. Loiko / Los Angeles Times)
An opposition self-defense unit makes its way along the estate’s embankment. (Sergei L. Loiko / Los Angeles Times)
Visitors examine a charred spot where some shredded documents were burned before Yanukovich fled. (Sergei L. Loiko / Los Angeles Times)
Inside the frigate, liquor bottles bear Yanukovich’s portrait. (Sergei L. Loiko / Los Angeles Times)
Visitors line up to enter the premises. (Sergei L. Loiko / Los Angeles Times)
People stroll across the golf course at ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich’s estate at Mezhgorye. (Sergei L. Loiko / Los Angeles Times)