The younger son of Ukraine's former President Viktor Yanukovych has drowned in Lake Baikal in Russia, reports say.
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.
It appears to be the latest in a series of deaths involving people connected to the deposed president.
Mr Yanukovych fled to Russia after he was toppled in February 2014, following mass street protests.
'Taking photographs'
Ukrainian news website Levvy Bereg quoted sources from his inner circle saying Viktor Yanukovych Jr was taking part in a sporting event when the Volkswagen van he was driving fell through ice.
He drowned while five other passengers escaped, it said.
Russian website RBK quoted local officials as saying the incident happened on Saturday, after the group drove on to the ice to take photographs.
Mr Shufrych, a Ukrainian opposition MP, confirmed the death, saying: "Unfortunately, it's true."
Viktor Yanukovych Jr was known for his passion for extreme driving, according to BBC Monitoring.
His death comes after 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.
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