Investigation

Dozens of people were killed in clashes between anti-Yanukovych protesters and riot police last week.

British investigators have told the BBC they are operating on the ground in Ukraine to help establish who was responsible for the most deadly day of violence last Thursday.

They say they are gathering evidence which could be used to prosecute suspects.

Interim President Olexander Turchynov met EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton in Kiev on Monday

Interim leader Olexander Turchynov said he hoped to form a new coalition government by Tuesday.

Former PM Yulia Tymoshenko, who was released from jail on Saturday, has ruled out becoming prime minister.

On Monday, Russia issued its strongest response yet to the ousting of Mr Yanukovych, questioning the legitimacy of the Western-leaning interim leadership.

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said they had conducted an "armed mutiny".

The US has already said it is ready to give financial support to Ukraine to complement any future loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Ukraine is facing bankruptcy and further promised loans from Russia are looking increasingly unlikely.

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Yanukovych's flight from Kiev

• 21 Feb: leaves Kiev for Kharkiv on helicopter; stays overnight in state residence
• 22 Feb: flies by helicopter to Donetsk airport; tries to leave on private jet but stopped by border guards; leaves by car for Crimea
• 23 Feb: arrives in Balaklava, Crimea, and stays briefly in a private spa before making aborted attempt to reach Belbek airport
• Dismisses most of his security detail; leaves Balaklava in a three-car convoy with some guards and ex-presidential administration head Andriy Kluyev
• Source: Acting Interior Minister Arsen Avakov

Meanwhile, EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton has been in Kiev to discuss financial and political support for Ukraine's new leaders.

On Monday she visited Independence Square - the scene of deadly clashes between protesters and police - and held talks with Mr Turchynov.

Senior US officials join EU officials in Kiev on Tuesday to participate in two days of meetings with political, business and civil society leaders.

Western leaders, including French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, have sent written appeals to Russian President Vladimir Putin to urge a peaceful transition in Ukraine.

Crimea and some pro-Russian areas in the east have seen protests against the overthrow of Mr Yanukovych, sparking fears that Ukraine could be split apart by separatist movements.

Thousands of people remain in Kiev's Independence Square, the Maidan.

Mr Yanukovych was last reported seen in Balaklava on the Crimean peninsula on Sunday.

The peninsula is an autonomous region where the majority of the population is ethnically Russian.