Members of the Azov civil corps and regiment are burning flares and smoke grenades in front of the Ukrainian parliament, an Interfax-Ukraine correspondent has reported.

The space in front of the Rada is shrouded in smoke.

Several thousand protesters are rallying outside the police cordon and fence surrounding parliament.

According to police, some 2,000 people are participating in the rally. The organizers put the number of participants at 8,000.