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Yevhen Aharkov, a journalist from the Ukrainian TV channel 1+1 detained earlier in Russia's Voronezh, returned to Ukraine from Russia late on Tuesday, July 29, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said on Twitter.

“Aharkov safely returned home from through the Hoptivka border
checkpoint in the Kharkiv region at about 11.30 p.m.,” the ministry said.

It was reported earlier that Aharkov had been placed at a special
temporary detention center for foreigners in Yelizavetovka, the Voronezh
region, on July 18.

Aharkov, who traveled to Voronezh to cover an investigation against
Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko, was arrested on July 18 for working
without the Russian Foreign Ministry’s accreditation.

The Central District Court in Voronezh later imposed a 2,000-ruble
administrative fine on Aharkov and ordered his deportation outside
Russia.