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Ukraine ex-President Yanukovych's son 'drowns in lake' | Ukraine ex-President Yanukovych's son 'drowns in lake' |
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The younger son of Ukraine's former President Viktor Yanukovych has drowned in Lake Baikal in Russia, reports say. | The younger son of Ukraine's former President Viktor Yanukovych has drowned in Lake Baikal in Russia, reports say. |
Ukrainian MP Nestor Shufrych confirmed to the BBC the death of the ex-leader's son, who was also called Viktor. | Ukrainian MP Nestor Shufrych confirmed to the BBC the death of the ex-leader's son, who was also called Viktor. |
Earlier Russian and Ukrainian media reports said he died after his vehicle fell through ice on Lake Baikal in the south of the Russian region of Siberia. | Earlier Russian and Ukrainian media reports said he died after his vehicle fell through ice on Lake Baikal in the south of the Russian region of Siberia. |
Reports say he had been taking part in a sporting event when the VW van plunged into the water. | |
Five other people in the vehicle escaped, Ukrainian news website Levvy Bereg quoted sources from his inner circle as saying. | |
Russian website RBK quoted local officials as saying the incident happened on Saturday, after the group drove on to the ice to take photographs. | Russian website RBK quoted local officials as saying the incident happened on Saturday, after the group drove on to the ice to take photographs. |
Viktor Yanukovych Jr, 33, was known for his passion for extreme driving. | |
The death of Viktor Yanukovych Jr is the latest of several involving people with ties to the former president. | |
Oleksandr Peklushenko, a former regional governor, was found dead in Ukraine earlier this month in what authorities said appeared to be a suicide. | |
Five other officials also died in mysterious circumstances this year. | Five other officials also died in mysterious circumstances this year. |
Saturday's incident is also the latest in a series of deaths in traffic accidents involving the former president or his team. | |
In July 2009 the son of Volodymyr Sivkovych, Mr Yanukovych's then-deputy secretary of the National Security and Defence Council who was involved in an attempt to disperse pro-EU protesters, died when his car veered off the road, hit a pole and caught fire in central Kiev. | In July 2009 the son of Volodymyr Sivkovych, Mr Yanukovych's then-deputy secretary of the National Security and Defence Council who was involved in an attempt to disperse pro-EU protesters, died when his car veered off the road, hit a pole and caught fire in central Kiev. |
A few months later, the son of Mr Yanukovych's de-facto spokeswoman, Anna Herman, was killed in a car crash on the Kiev-Odessa highway. | |
Interpol placed Mr Yanukovych on its wanted list in January. He is accused by Ukrainian officials of embezzling millions of dollars in public funds. | Interpol placed Mr Yanukovych on its wanted list in January. He is accused by Ukrainian officials of embezzling millions of dollars in public funds. |
He was deposed in February 2014 after thousands of people took part in street protests. | |
These followed his government's rejection of a far-reaching accord with the European Union in November 2013 in favour of stronger ties with Russia. |