Abandoned by his own guards and reviled across the Ukrainian capital but still determined to recover his shredded authority, President Viktor F. Yanukovych fled Kiev on Saturday to denounce what he called a violent coup, as his official residence, his vast, colonnaded office complex and other once impregnable centers of power fell without a fight to throngs of joyous citizens stunned by their triumph.
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New York Times: Yanukovych flees the capital; vote is called
President Viktor Yanukovych after a short-lived agreement reached with opposition leaders on Feb. 21. Parliament, meeting in an emergency session on Feb. 22, unanimously impeached him on Feb. 22 for abandoning his duties and human rights violations.
