The Russian Embassy in Ukraine has forwarded inquiries to the Ukrainian Interior Ministry and Foreign Ministry regarding media reports on the detention of Russian journalist Andrey Kiselyov by police in Kyiv.
“The consulate department hasn’t received official information on his detention,” an embassy employee said.
Media reported on Jan. 23 that Kiselyov, a journalist from the
Russian web publication Lenta.ru, was detained in Kyiv, where clashes
between opposition activists and security forces have continued for
several days.
Kiselyov was detained by members of the Berkut special task force
while he was covering the ongoing events in Kyiv on the morning of
Jan. 23, Lenta.ru reported.
Mikhail Fedotov, the chairman of the presidential Human Rights
Council, demanded earlier that the Ukrainian authorities free Kiselyov.
