Former President Viktor Yanukovych's sprawling mansion, now abandoned

Feb. 22, 2014: People look through windows of the Mezhyhirya residence of former Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych as anti-government protesters and journalists walk on the grounds in the village Novi Petrivtsi, outside Kiev. Documents found at the residence claim that $2.3 million was spent on the decoration of this dining hall and tea room. (Reuters)

Feb, 22, 2014: An ornamental horse stands outside former Ukrainian President Yanukovych's countryside residence in Mezhyhirya, Kiev's region, Ukraine. Ukrainian security and volunteers from among Independence Square protesters have joined forces to protect the presidential countryside retreat from vandalism and looting. (AP)

Feb. 22, 2014: A man holds a bottle as anti-government protesters and journalists walk on the grounds of the Mezhyhirya residence of former Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych in the village of Novi Petrivtsi, outside Kiev. (Reuters)

Feb. 22, 2014: A man takes a picture of a golf bag as anti-government protesters and journalists walk on the grounds of the Mezhyhirya residence of former Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych in the village Novi Petrivtsi, outside Kiev. (Reuters)

Feb. 22, 2014: A man turns on a water tap inside the residence as anti-government protesters and journalists walk on the grounds of the Mezhyhirya residence of Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych in the village Novi Petrivtsi outside Kiev. (Reuters)

Feb, 22, 2014: A man take a photo in the grounds of former Ukrainian President Yanukovych's country residence in Mezhyhirya, Kiev region, Ukraine. (AP)

Feb, 22, 2014: Protesters try to play on a golf course at former Ukrainian President Yanukovych's countryside residence in Mezhyhirya, Kiev's region, Ukraine. (AP)

Feb. 22, 2014: Anti-government protesters and journalists look at ostriches kept within an enclosure on the grounds of the Mezhyhirya residence of former Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych in the village Novi Petrivtsi, outside Kiev. (Reuters)

Feb. 22, 2014: People walk on the grounds of the Mezhyhirya residence of Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych in the village Novi Petrivtsi outside Kiev. (Reuters)

Feb, 22, 2014: A man holds a golf club with the name of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich on a golf course at the Ukrainian President Yanukovych's countryside residence in Mezhyhirya, Kiev's region, Ukraine. (Reuters)