The Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and the residence of the Ambassador of Russia in Kiev take all possible measures to clarify the fate of the disappeared in Ukraine special correspondent MIA " Russia today " Andrew Stenina, said Deputy Director of the Department of information and press of the Russian Ministry of foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova.

" from the foreign Ministry and the Russian Embassy in Kiev we take all possible measures to fate photographer MIA " Russia today " cleared up, and he was released, " she said in an interview to television channel LifeNews.

According to Zakharova, " as long as Ukraine are Russian correspondents, we and the whole world have the opportunity to learn, as the truth is unfolding "." for this reason, taking unprecedented measures pressure, injection of fear, seizures, arrests, searches, in order to completely squeeze out the print and electronic editions of Russia from the territory of Ukraine, " she said.

Stenin, who worked for Eastern Ukraine, was unavailable from 5 August. Sources reported that he could be detained by the Ukrainian security forces, but Kiev was not confirmed. The Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine in the first day of the week accepted the message about the missing journalist.

On Tuesday, the Ukrainian government for the first time told me that they know the fate Stenina: Advisor to the Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine Anton Geraschenko told in interview to the Latvian radio Baltkom that the photographer detained by Ukrainian special services and suspected of " aiding terrorists ". Later Gerashchenko said he " misinterpreted ": he just assumed that Stenin arrested, but the right information about it there. Baltkom informs that has a record of interview and ready to give her any interested media.

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