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Natalie Sedletska

People look through windows of the Mezhyhirya residence of Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovich as anti-government protesters and journalists walk on the grounds in the village Novi Petrivtsi, outside Kiev.

How a team of Ukrainian journalists rescued documents from Yanukovych’s house

February 27, 2014Global Politics

When ousted Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych fled for Russia, he left behind an enormous residence full of luxury goods. But that’s not all that was found. Some journalists say the most precious thing found was a trove of waterlogged documents.

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