KIEV, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Ukrainian Interior Ministry on Monday issued an arrest warrant for dismissed President Viktor Yanukovych and his close allies.
"We have opened a criminal case on the mass murder of civilians. Yanukovych and several other officials are on the wanted list," interim Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said, adding that the ousted president is believed to reside in the Crimean peninsula in the south of the country.
Yanukovych left the capital late Friday to take part in a regional meeting in the city of Kharkov near the Russian border after signing an agreement with the opposition to end the conflict, according to media reports.
On Saturday, the Ukrainian Parliament passed a resolution to dismiss Yanukovych from his post, declaring him constitutionally unable to carry out his duties
The same day, the presidential plane tried to take off from the airport in eastern Ukraine, but was denied permission for lack of proper documents, according to the State Border Service.
So far, more than 80 people have been killed and hundreds of others injured during anti-government protests, which began last November to back the country's European integration and turned violent Tuesday.
KIEV, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- International community has called on all sides in Ukraine to preserve the country's unity and avoid violence after President Viktor Yanukovych was dismissed by parliament following more than three months of protests. Full story
BEIJING, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- The world's eyes were caught by the dramatic political changes in Ukraine in the past day, as the opposition-controlled parliament relieved President Viktor Yanukovych from his post and released his arch-rival Yulia Tymoshenko.
The government was left with a power vacuum after Yanukovych left Kiev for his support base in the country's pro-Russian east. Full story
KIEV, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Ukrainian lawmakers on Sunday voted to hand over the duties of president to parliament Speaker Oleksandr Turchynov, in accordance with the country's new constitution that entered into force earlier in the day. Full story
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