As Ukrainian protesters said they had taken control of government offices and President Viktor Yanukovich fled the city, angry civilians kicked and shouted at members of the government, and could be seen tussling with an alleged sniper.'He's (Yanukovich) not here, none of his officials or anyone linked directly to the administration are here,' Ostap Kryvdyk, a protest leader inside the grounds of the administration building, said.Crowds of people swarmed the streets of Kiev as the under-fire president said he had no intention of stepping down, despite calls for him to give up his seat.The turmoil in Ukrainian parliament comes as former prime minister and opposition icon Yulia Tymoshenko has been released from prison.Protesters in the Ukrainian capital claimed full control of the city Saturday following the signing of a Western-brokered peace deal aimed at ending the nation's three-month political crisis.They were seen demanding the resignation of their president and attacking politicians, a move which Mr Yanukovych branded 'a coup' and likened it to the rise of Nazis in the 1930s.Viktor Yanukovych also says he has no intention of resigning or leaving the country. Hours after he and opposition leaders signed an agreement aimed at resolving the country's turmoil yesterday, Mr Yanukovych went to Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine, the heartland of his support.Today, he made the coup accusation in a televised statement.The opposition has demanded a new election be held by May 25, as the pro-Russian leader's grip on power rapidly eroded following bloodshed in the capital. The nation's embattled president, Viktor Yanukovych, reportedly had fled the capital for his support base in Ukraine's Russia-leaning east.Ukraine's border guard service said that a leading governor and a mayor from the president's eastern base have fled to Russia. A spokesman for the border guard service, Oleh Slobodyan, said Kharkiv regional governor Mikhaylo Dobkin and Kharkiv Mayor Hennady Kernes left Ukraine across the nearby Russian border.Both are top allies of President Viktor Yanukovych, whose rule appeared increasingly under question after protesters took over the capital and parliament voted to remove him. There are fears that Ukraine might split in two, creating a Russian-leaning east and Europe-leaning west. Police abandoned posts around the capital, and protesters took up positions around the presidential office and residence.Parliament discussed voting on impeaching Yanukovych and setting a quick date for new elections to end a crisis over Ukraine's identity and future direction. Yanukovych's whereabouts were unclear Saturday morning. Media outlets reported that he left Kiev for his native eastern Ukraine after surrendering much of his powers and agreeing to early elections by the end of the year.But despite the promise of an election and significant concessions, protesters blame him for police violence and amassing too many powers and want him ousted immediately.At a special parliament session today, Oleh Tyahnybok, head of the nationalist Svoboda party, called for discussion of impeachment.The parliament speaker — Yanukovych ally Volodymyr Rybak — announced resignation, citing ill health as the reason. The president's representative in parliament warned against splitting the country in two, an outcome that worries many but is increasingly seeming a possibility.The country's western regions want to be closer to the EU and have rejected Yanukovych's authority in many cities, while eastern Ukraine — which accounts for the bulk of the nation's economic output — favors closer ties with Russia.The president's concessions came as part of a deal intended to end violence that killed scores and left hundreds wounded in Kiev this week as snipers opened fire on protesters. It was the worst violence in Ukraine's modern history.Andriy Parubiy, a leader of the protest camp on Independence Square, known as the Maidan, was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying that Yanukovych fled for Kharkiv, the center of Ukraine's industrial heartland. Kharkiv was the capital of Soviet Ukraine from 1919-1934.The claims of the president's departure could not be immediately confirmed, however.A group of protesters in helmets and shields stood guard at the president's office today, with few police in sight.  Protesters booed opposition figures who took to a stage last night to present their deal with the president, which cuts Yanukovych's powers."Death to the criminal!" some chanted, referring to Yanukovych. (dailymail.co.uk)ANN.Az