-- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Kyiv as U.S. officials announced Washington is preparing a $1 billion aid package for Ukraine.
-- Speaking at a press conference at his residence, Russian President Vladimir Putin has called the change of government in Ukraine an "unconstitutional overthrow and an armed seizure of power."
-- Putin also said there are no considerations to annex Crimea and no intentions to provoke separatist sentiment. He said it is up to the citizens of Crimea to determine their own future.
-- In Crimea, there are standoffs between Russian and Ukrainian troops in their bases, with conflicting reports of ultimatums given to Ukrainian troops to surrender that come and pass.
-- Russian Ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin has said that Ukraine's ousted President Viktor Yanukovych sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin requesting that he use the Russian military to restore law and order in his country.
-- In eastern Ukraine, pro-Russian demonstrators have occupied part of the regional government building in the city of Donetsk. Meanwhile, a few hundred pro-Russian activists tried but failed to force their way into the regional administration building in the southern city of Odesa.
NOTE: Live blog updates are listed according to local time in Kyiv
Opposition says Tymoshenko's heading to Independence Square -- the base of the protests.
17:2722.2.2014
According to a reporter from our Ukrainian Service, who was on the scene when Tymoshenko left the hospital, she spoke briefly to the crowd of supporters.
"Today our whole country can see the sun and the sky, because today the dictatorship fell. And it was not knocked down by politicians or diplomats, but by the people."
17:4622.2.2014
Interfax -- Kharkiv Mayor and Regional Governor have left Ukraine and crossed into Russia, according to the spokesperson for the acting Interior Minister.
The regional governor, Mykhailo Dobkin had led a meeting of pro-Yanukovych regional governors earlier in the day in Kharkiv.
17:5822.2.2014
First images of Tymoshenko coming in.
18:5222.2.2014
Interfax: Newly elected speaker Turchynov says Yanukovych attempted to flee Ukraine but was prevented by border guards from boarding the plane.
19:1022.2.2014
Tymoshenko has arrived in Kyiv.
19:3022.2.2014
Two troubling images from the day.
Ukarine -- An alleged sniper and member of the pro-government forces is beaten by anti-government protesters in Kiev today.
Below, Sergei Kharchenko the head of the customs union is detained by members of the radical Right Sector in Uzgorod and tied to a poll.
19:3422.2.2014
Photos of Tymoshenko release
Yulia Tymoshenko's Release From A Prison Hospital
1/8Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko becomes emotional after she was freed on February 22, 2014.
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was released from a prison hospital in Kharkiv following a parliamentary vote granting her freedom. She had been imprisoned on abuse of office charges since 2011 that were widely seen as politically motivated.
2/8Tymoshenko receives a hug shorly after her release.
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was released from a prison hospital in Kharkiv following a parliamentary vote granting her freedom. She had been imprisoned on abuse of office charges since 2011 that were widely seen as politically motivated.
3/8Tymoshenko was held under guard in a prison hospital where she was being treated for severe and chronic back pain.
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was released from a prison hospital in Kharkiv following a parliamentary vote granting her freedom. She had been imprisoned on abuse of office charges since 2011 that were widely seen as politically motivated.
4/8Tymoshenko holds the hand of her political ally, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, as she arrived at Kyiv's airport.
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was released from a prison hospital in Kharkiv following a parliamentary vote granting her freedom. She had been imprisoned on abuse of office charges since 2011 that were widely seen as politically motivated.
5/8Tymoshenko hugs her daughter,Yevhenia,who fought long and hard for her mother's release.
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was released from a prison hospital in Kharkiv following a parliamentary vote granting her freedom. She had been imprisoned on abuse of office charges since 2011 that were widely seen as politically motivated.
6/8Tymoshenko greets supporters from a car as she leaves the Central Clinical Hospital in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was released from a prison hospital in Kharkiv following a parliamentary vote granting her freedom. She had been imprisoned on abuse of office charges since 2011 that were widely seen as politically motivated.
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Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was released from a prison hospital in Kharkiv following a parliamentary vote granting her freedom. She had been imprisoned on abuse of office charges since 2011 that were widely seen as politically motivated.
8/8Yevhenia Tymoshenko brings her hands to her face as Ukraine's parliament voted to free her mother, Yulia Tymoshenko, on February 22, 2014.
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was released from a prison hospital in Kharkiv following a parliamentary vote granting her freedom. She had been imprisoned on abuse of office charges since 2011 that were widely seen as politically motivated.
