Ukrainian investigators hope that the news will help them with investigations into a former leader.
Pro-Russian separatists are claiming a landslide success in referenda on independence in two provinces of eastern Ukraine. Kiev has condemned the polls as a farce. Donetsk has already asked to join Russia. But Moscow appears to be keeping the separatists at arm's length. For the moment.
Kidnappings and shootings are adding to the tension in Ukraine. On Monday, a prominent mayor who has switched his loyalties was shot in the back and seriously wounded.
With his country battling pro-Russian separatists in the east, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk drops some loaded language into the international debate. But are they fighting words, or words designed to evoke sympathy for Ukraine?
Ukraine says three people died Wednesday night in the eastern city of Mariupol. The Ukrainians say a pro-Russian mob tried to storm a National Guard base. The violence capped a humiliating day for the Ukrainian military.
No one says they want war in Ukraine. But just look on the ground, in the country's east especially, where tensions keep rising. Ukrainian troops have been deployed in the east to recapture areas seized by pro-Russia separatists. But in one town, they were blocked by civilians -- and even appeared to lose some of their armored vehicles to the other side. And in the regional capital, Donetsk, pro-Russia gunmen took over the mayor's office.
Ukrainians are worried about what's in store for their nation in the coming days. Violent clashes with protesters have left at least 25 dead. And government threats leave many fearful of an even more forceful response.
Ukrainian president, Viktor Yanukovych, has gone on 'sick leave' but the political crisis continues. Some say Ukraine is at a historic crossroads, others fear how Russia might react.
After a deadly turn earlier in the week, opposition leaders have brokered a temporary truce with President Viktor Yanukovych. But the protest movement has move beyond Independence Square.
The once peaceful protests in Kiev are no more. Riot police are firing on protesters and protesters are throwing gasoline bombs. Some says it could get worse.
Protesters have clashed with government forces in Kiev. It marks violent turn in a two-month movement that has largely been peaceful.