Украдена даже плитка из ванной. Выдраны люстра, бильярдный стол и белый рояль, но оставлены фотоальбом, диски с караоке и пустая бутылка из-под водки
By Maxim Tucker In Kiev For Mailonline
Published: 08:20 GMT, 26 February 2016 | Updated: 09:28 GMT, 26 February 2016
BEFORE: General Viktor Pshonka's gaudy home, decked with extravagant gilded furniture and golden statues in February 2014 - the month he fled the Ukraine after his boss President Yanukovych was ousted by pro-democracy protestors
AFTER: Looters took no time at all in reaching the mansion, in one of the most exclusive areas of the capital Kiev, and later gutted it, taking everything from the chandeliers to the fireplaces and furniture (pictured)
BEFORE: A revolutionary sits in Pshonka’s armchair and looks at a painting of Yanukovych rewarding Pshonka with roses - one of several similarly eyebrow-raising portraits done of the enforcer during his reign of terror
AFTER: Nothing is left of that room now, with even Pshonka’s carpet stolen as organised looters systematically dismantled the interior
BEFORE: A revolutionary raids the fridge in Pshonka's house in February 2014. Pshonka and his bodyguards had just been caught on camera trying to escape the country through the eastern city of Donetsk - only to fail miserably and have to take a different route to safety
AFTER: Pshonka's kitchen barely recognisable after thieves stole all the kitchen appliances, fittings, door and the doorframe
BEFORE: Pshonka installed a top-of-the-range hot tub and swimming pool next to his dining room windows so that visitors could see them as they enjoyed their meals. It is not known how Pshonka funded his excess - but he is now accused of embezzlement
AFTER: Pillagers knocked a hole through the wall in order to remove the Jacuzzi. They even stole the light fittings
BEFORE: Pshonka allegedly oversaw the theft of millions from the state, fuelling his profligate lifestyle and created this 'orgy of kitsch'
AFTER: Light switches, floorboards were ripped out and even the stairs were stolen over the two years since he avoided justice
BEFORE: Ukrainian revolutionaries play on Pshonka’s grand piano. He is also accused of conspiring to murder 103 protesters mowed down by sniper fire during the uprising
AFTER: The piano, curtains, chandelier, and even flooring is gone as a local security guard looks through the ruins of Pshonka’s house
BEFORE: A revolutionary sits on the snooker table in Pshonka’s attic, alongside a collection of art. There are questions over why the current government did not step in to stop the looting, with many wanting the items taken for the good of the wider country
AFTER: The room is barely recognisable, with even the light switches gone. Locals say the snooker table was driven off in a truck
BEFORE: Pshonka's office at home was smothered with religious artefacts despite his role as the dictator Yanuovych's enforcer
AFTER: Looters spared nothing, taking desk, crucifix and chandelier - and seemingly all the family pictures from the wall
BEFORE; Pshonka’s enormous power encouraged him to think of himself as a Napoleonic general
AFTER: Now all that remains of his glory days is the karaoke mix CD from his 57th birthday party, five years ago
BEFORE: Revolutionaries admire the four-poster bed of one of Pshonka’s grandchildren - a girl who didn't even have time to take her teddy bear
AFTER: Children’s toys and four-poster bed all gone, thieves even removed the skirting board to steal copper electricity cables
BEFORE: Pshonka crammed his house with gaudy ornaments and golden statues, funded by massive corruption. But some have questioned whether it was state-owned trucks which came to take away the extravagant items from within the home
AFTER: Many statues were stolen when revolutionaries broke into the house in 2014, but nearly two years later the government let thieves strip it bare, taking chandeliers and even stairs. One witness said the number plates were covered, so it was hard to tell who they were
BEFORE: Pshonka’s mansion is located at one of Kiev’s most exclusive addresses, surrounded by the homes of Ukraine’s political elite
AFTER: Yet no one seemed to care when thieves stole statues, benches and even streetlamps from its grounds. The thieves who moved in last October were apparently uninterrupted as they stripped the house of everything it had
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By Maxim Tucker In Kiev For Mailonline
Published: 08:20 GMT, 26 February 2016 | Updated: 09:28 GMT, 26 February 2016
BEFORE: General Viktor Pshonka's gaudy home, decked with extravagant gilded furniture and golden statues in February 2014 - the month he fled the Ukraine after his boss President Yanukovych was ousted by pro-democracy protestors
AFTER: Looters took no time at all in reaching the mansion, in one of the most exclusive areas of the capital Kiev, and later gutted it, taking everything from the chandeliers to the fireplaces and furniture (pictured)
BEFORE: A revolutionary sits in Pshonka’s armchair and looks at a painting of Yanukovych rewarding Pshonka with roses - one of several similarly eyebrow-raising portraits done of the enforcer during his reign of terror
AFTER: Nothing is left of that room now, with even Pshonka’s carpet stolen as organised looters systematically dismantled the interior
BEFORE: A revolutionary raids the fridge in Pshonka's house in February 2014. Pshonka and his bodyguards had just been caught on camera trying to escape the country through the eastern city of Donetsk - only to fail miserably and have to take a different route to safety
AFTER: Pshonka's kitchen barely recognisable after thieves stole all the kitchen appliances, fittings, door and the doorframe
BEFORE: Pshonka installed a top-of-the-range hot tub and swimming pool next to his dining room windows so that visitors could see them as they enjoyed their meals. It is not known how Pshonka funded his excess - but he is now accused of embezzlement
AFTER: Pillagers knocked a hole through the wall in order to remove the Jacuzzi. They even stole the light fittings
BEFORE: Pshonka allegedly oversaw the theft of millions from the state, fuelling his profligate lifestyle and created this 'orgy of kitsch'
AFTER: Light switches, floorboards were ripped out and even the stairs were stolen over the two years since he avoided justice
BEFORE: Ukrainian revolutionaries play on Pshonka’s grand piano. He is also accused of conspiring to murder 103 protesters mowed down by sniper fire during the uprising
AFTER: The piano, curtains, chandelier, and even flooring is gone as a local security guard looks through the ruins of Pshonka’s house
BEFORE: A revolutionary sits on the snooker table in Pshonka’s attic, alongside a collection of art. There are questions over why the current government did not step in to stop the looting, with many wanting the items taken for the good of the wider country
AFTER: The room is barely recognisable, with even the light switches gone. Locals say the snooker table was driven off in a truck
BEFORE: Pshonka's office at home was smothered with religious artefacts despite his role as the dictator Yanuovych's enforcer
AFTER: Looters spared nothing, taking desk, crucifix and chandelier - and seemingly all the family pictures from the wall
BEFORE; Pshonka’s enormous power encouraged him to think of himself as a Napoleonic general
AFTER: Now all that remains of his glory days is the karaoke mix CD from his 57th birthday party, five years ago
BEFORE: Revolutionaries admire the four-poster bed of one of Pshonka’s grandchildren - a girl who didn't even have time to take her teddy bear
AFTER: Children’s toys and four-poster bed all gone, thieves even removed the skirting board to steal copper electricity cables
BEFORE: Pshonka crammed his house with gaudy ornaments and golden statues, funded by massive corruption. But some have questioned whether it was state-owned trucks which came to take away the extravagant items from within the home
AFTER: Many statues were stolen when revolutionaries broke into the house in 2014, but nearly two years later the government let thieves strip it bare, taking chandeliers and even stairs. One witness said the number plates were covered, so it was hard to tell who they were
BEFORE: Pshonka’s mansion is located at one of Kiev’s most exclusive addresses, surrounded by the homes of Ukraine’s political elite
AFTER: Yet no one seemed to care when thieves stole statues, benches and even streetlamps from its grounds. The thieves who moved in last October were apparently uninterrupted as they stripped the house of everything it had
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