Ukraine protesters remain on streets as president leaves Kiev - in pictures

Protesters gather in Independence square in central Kiev Photograph: Darko Bandic/AP

Demonstrators take an early morning rest in Independence square Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Protesters sing the Ukrainian national anthem Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images

Protesters commandeer an army vehicle in Independence square Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

A coffin with the body of a protester killed in recent clashes is carried through the crowd in central Kiev Photograph: Darko Bandic/AP

A young boy rides his bike on the edge of Independence square Photograph: Liu Hongxia/Rex Features

A priest holds the helmet of an anti-government protester killed in clashes with police Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Protesters march towards government buildings carrying riot police shields Photograph: Darko Bandic/AP

Opposition leader Vitali Klitschko arrives to address anti-government protesters in Independence square Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Anti-government protesters block a street leading to the presidential palace Photograph: David Mdzinarishvili/Reuters

Anti-government protesters attack an Party of Regions MP outside the parliament building Photograph: Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters

The helmet of an anti-government protester killed in clashes with police is displayed in Independence square Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

The funeral of protester Bogdan Solchunuk, 28, at St Paul and Peter church in Lviv, western Ukraine Photograph: Darko Vojinovic/AP

Empty Molotov cocktail bottles in Independence square Photograph: Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images

An alleged security forces sniper is beaten by anti-government protesters in Kiev Photograph: Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images

The same alleged sniper is forced to pay his respects to one of the protesters killed in the recent clashes in Kiev Photograph: Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images

People walk past a burnt-out car in central Kiev Photograph: Marko Drobnjakovic/AP

Protesters stand in front of a poster showing opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko in Independence square Photograph: Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters

Customers in a Kiev fast food restaurant watch President Viktor Yanukovich speaking on television Photograph: Laszlo Beliczay/EPA

Protesters take control of Viktor Yanukovych's residence Photograph: Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA

Yulia Tymoshenko is freed from the hospital where she had been held under prison guard for most of the time since she was convicted in 2011 Photograph: Stringer/Reuters

Protesters in Independence square react to the announcement that Ukrainian MPs had voted to oust Viktor Yanukovych and free Yulia Tymoshenko Photograph: Sergey Gapon/AFP/Getty Images