Corruption Ukrainian Style

House Fit For A Tyrant: Protestors Storm The Sprawling, Luxury Estate Of Ukraine's Fugitive President Which Has Its Own Private Zoo, Golf Course And Is Half The Size Of Monaco -- Daily Mail

* Protestors took full control of the residence after the security detail charged with protecting the compound fled
* Property is around an hour's drive from Kiev and stands as a symbol of the folly of the country's ousted president
* Visitors rubbed their eyes in disbelief as they entered the compound and saw the scale of opulence
* 140-hectare estate has a garage full of luxury sports cars below the house in Mezhyhirya, an hours drive from Kiev
* Anti-government demonstrators stormed the house on the day President Viktor Yanukovich fled the capital
* His arch-nemesis Yulia Tymoshenko was released from prison and made a speech at Independence Square
* Congratulated protestors for freeing the 'cancer' from Ukraine and called victims of the violence 'heroes'
* The root of the problems in Ukraine stem from a political divide between the east and west

A beautiful forested estate of graceful waterways, summer houses and exotic gardens.

This is the home of Ukraine's fugitive president, who was dramatically ousted from power after one of the worst periods of violence in the country's history.

Ukraniains streamed to see Viktor Yanukovich's luxury estate, which has been closed off to the world for nearly a decade, and rubbed their eyes in disbelief when they were confronted by the scale of the opulence he built around him.

The property in Mezhyhirya, an hours drive from Kiev, has a golf course, helicopter pad and is situated in a country where the average salary is less than £300 a month.

Below the house, a garage is filled with classic sports cars worth millions, while in the exotic gardens Australian and African ostriches stretch their legs.

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More News On Corruption Ukrainian Style

Ukrainian president Yanukovich lived in lavish estate — with private zoo, exotic gardens and tall ships — while country suffered -- New York Daily News
Ukrainians gawp as Yanukovich's luxury estate is opened to public -- Reuters
Monument to corruption: Ukraine's most-wanted man built $75M home on a $25G salary -- FOX News
The hidden wealth of Ukraine's former leaders -- The Telegraph
Viktor Yanukovych and His Secret Treasures -- Liberty Voice
Inside the Once Secret 'Palace' of Viktor Yanukovich -- The Atlantic
Victor Yanukovych’s “Museum of Corruption” in Ukraine draws crowds -- Livemint
Viktor Yanukovych boasted of Ukraine corruption, says Mikheil Saakashvili -- The Guardian
Viktor Yanukovych is gone, but where are Ukraine's missing millions? -- Oleksii Khmara, The Guardian
Can anger over corruption unite Ukraine? -- Lindsey Hilsum, Channel 4 news
When rebels toured the palace: how does Ukraine's presidential compound measure up? -- Patrick Kingsley, The Guardian

WNU Editor: Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich was not the only Ukrainian official who enjoyed the good life on government corruption .... it appears that Ukraine's prosecutor general (of all people) was just as guilty ....A gaudy mansion of 'monumental corruption': Inside the staggeringly opulent home of Ukraine's prosecutor general after he flees the country to avoid retribution -- Daily Mail

Unfortunately .... a culture of corruption exists in Ukraine. Paul Waldie's post in the Globe and Mail has a good analysis on this problem .... and why the West should be hesitant in providing blanket and no strings-attached aid to the new government of Ukraine.

In closing .... the above 15 minute video is a must see for those who want a glimpse into how these corrupt officials lived. Hussein, Gaddafi, tyrants of past .... they do not even come close to matching this. But as rich and extravagant these houses may be .... everyone in Russia has a gut feeling that Putin's homes would make these homes look like outhouses in comparison.