Latest Photos: Protesters Control Kiev, Seize President's Residence

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Latest Photos: Protesters Control Kiev, Seize President's Residence
People wave Ukrainian flags as they enter Ukrainian President Yanukovych's countryside residence in Mezhyhirya, Kiev's region, Ukraine, on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014. Credit: Efrem Lukatsky

Saturday may have marked a turning point in the extended and often violent struggle between protesters in Kiev, Ukraine, and the country's embattled president, Viktor Yanukovych.

After a deadly week of fighting, protesters took control of much of the city's government quarter, and seized a presidential estate just outside Kiev, as Yanukovych reportedly fled Kiev and possibly even Ukraine. Meanwhile, Ukraine's Parliament voted to impeach Yanukovych, and to hold early elections on May 25.

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Christopher Miller has the full report for Mashable. Scroll through the latest photos from Kiev on Saturday, below.

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