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The president of Ukraine has fled his lavish estate, leaving opposition protesters and journalists free to explore and post pictures of his opulent loot online.

President Viktor Yanukovych's 343 acre estate features a huge man-made lake on which floats a full size pirate galleon, complete with a casino, banqueting hall and personalised bottles of vodka.

His garage is filled with dozens of luxury cars, motorbikes and classic vehicles and the grounds feature a private petting zoo with sheep, pigs and antelope.

On discovering the president and his security staff had abandoned the mansion, protesters and journalists gathered to explore and document the home of the leader, who currently denies he is planning to resign.

They arrived to find the estate had been abandoned in a hurry - with piles of paper documents, including one which appeared to be a blacklist of journalists - tossed in a nearby river.

Here's a collection of the latest finds from the president's lavish residence.