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Ukraine - Two journalists released safely after abduction in Crimea

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders was relieved to learn last night that Ukrainian journalists Olena Maksymenko and Oles Kromplyas have been released and have left Crimea. There had been no news of them since their abduction at the Perekop border post between Crimea and the rest of Ukraine on 9 March (see below). The two activists and the driver who were seized at the same time as the two journalists have also been released. Exactly what happened to the five of them after they were taken prisoner (...)

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