Nearly 60 people arrested in Kyiv over past 24 hours - ministry

Almost 60 people have been arrested in connection with the riots in Kyiv over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry said.

"Over 50 people have been arrested," a spokesperson for the ministry told Interfax-Ukraine on Wednesday morning.

A total of 59 people have been arrested by 1000 on Wednesday, the ministry said.