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Ukrainian parliament, after ousting president, tries to consolidate power, frees prisoners View Photo Gallery —?Crisis in Kiev, Ukraine:?Thousands of protesters descended on the presidential residence amid reports that President Viktor Yanukovych had fled and public documents were being destroyed. The Ukrainian parliament voted Saturday evening to dismiss Yanukovych from office 179 By?William Booth,?Updated: Monday, February?24,?7:35?AM?E-mail the writer KIEV, Ukraine — The foes of ousted president Viktor Yanukovych took swift, bold action Sunday to consolidate power and transform the government, sacking ministers, freeing jailed protesters and announcing detentions of former officials, even as ordinary Ukrainians confessed they weren’t really sure who was running the country or where it was headed. By decree, the nation’s parliament gave interim presidential authority to the speaker, Oleksandr Turchynov, a leader of the opposition. Video Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko is freed from prison and addresses protest rally in Kiev. Turchynov quickly delivered some sobering news: The economy was in a shambles, and the government coffers empty. Ukraine’s pension fund, currency and banking system were facing “immense problems,” he said, according to the news agency RIA Novosti. Sunday’s actions brought the latest dramatic changes to a country convulsed by protests since Yanukovych reversed course on a trade agreement with the European Union three months ago and turned to Russia for economic aid. Since then, 88 people have died in demonstrations and clashes with riot police and security forces, which culminated in the president’s removal in a parliamentary vote on Saturday . Even as demonstrators in Kiev celebrated Sunday, there were signs of trouble in parts of Ukraine that lean more toward Russia than Europe. In the southern Crimean region, men gathered to volunteer for militias to oppose the decrees announced in the capital. There has been no word from Yanuko