A man in his 50s was found dead in Kiev, in the square where protests have been staged against the administration’s decision to suspend the producers for the association with the EU. An investigation is under way, IPN reports, quoting the Ukrainian National Agency “Ukrinform”.

According to the police, the body was found in the morning of December 6. Two witnesses said that the man felt suddenly sick and choked on blood. The body was taken for a medical examination.

The protests in Ukraine’s capital continue. MPs from the opposition and their supporters are picketing the building of the Supreme Rada.