Ukraine Today: Russia 'covers' Yanukovych and Azarov
![Ukraine Today: Russia 'covers' Yanukovych and Azarov](https://www.kyivpost.com/media/images/2015/08/03/p19rpistf51cs41eiq9jt1qnq193f4/original_big.jpg)
Ukraine's ousted president Viktor Yanukovych and his ally, former Ukrainian Prime Minister, Mykola Azarov are now officially Russian citizens and, consequently, are under the protection of the Russian Federation.