Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych refuses to quit
Ukrainian MPs vote to oust President Yanukovych
(35 minutes later)
Ukrainian President Yanukovych has said he has no intention of quitting and has described events in the capital Kiev as a "coup".
Ukrainian MPs have voted to oust President Yanukovych and hold early presidential elections on 25 May.
The opposition is effectively in control of the city and parliament.
The vote came barely an hour after Mr Yanukovych said in a televised address that he would not resign.
Protesters have walked unchallenged into the president's official and residential buildings.
Protesters have walked unchallenged into the president's office and residential compounds.
A deal was reached between Mr Yanukovych and opposition leaders on Friday, but many protesters continue to demand his resignation.
The opposition is in effective control of the capital Kiev, with Mr Yanukovych now in the eastern city of Kharkiv, near the Russian border.
In a pre-recorded interview aired on a Ukrainian TV station shortly after 16:00 local time (14:00 GMT), Mr Yanukovych said he needed to "protect the people" and that he would "spare no effort to end the bloodshed".
The station gave Mr Yanukovych's location as the eastern city of Kharkiv, close to the Russian border.
He said was the legitimately elected president, and that he would not leave Ukraine and would not resign.
He described the events in Kiev as "vandalism, banditry and a coup".
He also called a raft of votes in Ukraine's parliament on Friday "illegitimate".
All but one of 387 MPs present voted in favour of restoring the 2004 constitution, as mandated by the agreement signed on Friday. The 2004 constitution reduces the powers of the presidency.
MPs also voted to pave the way for the release of Mr Yanukovych's arch-rival Yulia Tymoshenko, who was sentenced to seven years in prison in 2011 for abuse of power.
