Back Mezha Four Ukrainians Are Detained in Vienna Over Suspected Espionage; Two Are Released
Four Ukrainians were detained in Vienna in a suspected espionage case, including two Ukrainska Pravda journalists. Two have since been released, but key details remain undisclosed.
Four Ukrainian citizens have been detained in Vienna on suspicion of espionage. Two of them were later released from custody. Among those detained, according to the Ukrainian outlet Ukrainska Pravda, were its investigative department head, Mykhailo Tkach, and camera operator Yaroslav Bondarenko.
As reported by derstandard.at .
What is known the detentions in Vienna
The outlet reported Tkach’s and Bondarenko’s detentions on Thursday. The report provided no further details the case, including the circumstances in which the four Ukrainians were detained or the basis for the espionage suspicions.
The detentions come amid strained relations between Vienna and Kyiv. So far, it is known that two of those detained have been released from custody, while the circumstances of the case remain unclear.
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