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The Prosecutor's General Office of Ukraine has said that the investigation into the case of the disappearance of Vasyl Klymentyev, the chief editor for the Kharkiv-based weekly Novyi Stil, continues.

"Work on this case continues every day, the inquiry team is working," Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yevhen Blazhyvsky said during a meeting of the interagency team analyzing the state of law observance, freedom of speech and protection of journalists rights in Kyiv on Monday.

He stressed that the investigation is conducted not only on the territory of Ukraine but also in other states.

"So far, there have been no results which could clearly indicate what happened and who did it," Blazhyvsky said.

As reported, Klymentyev, the chief editor for the Kharkiv-based weekly Novyi Stil, disappeared on Aug. 11 and is still missing. His colleagues have expressed concern that Klymentyev’s disappearance is connected to his professional work.

Various theories about the journalist’s disappearance are currently being considered, including those linked to the fulfilment of his professional duties.

The police put two suspects in the case of the disappearance of Klymentyev on the wanted list. Dmytro Uvarov, born in 1979, and Andriy Kozar, born in 1977, are suspected of being involved in the disappearance of Klymentyev.

On July 13, the prosecutor of Kharkiv region Henadiy Tiurin said that one line of investigation remains in this case. They believe that Klymentyev’s disappearance is connected with his professional activities.