Shoigu gave the order to exert pressure for the release of the correspondents of the Russian Federation
The head of the defense Ministry Sergei Shoigu gave the order to take all legitimate measures to release the correspondent of the TV channel " Zvezda ", captured in Ukraine, said Last news on the first day weekend authorized the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation.
" the head of the defense Ministry Sergei Shoigu has set the task to take all legal measures for the soonest release of the correspondents of the TV channel " Zvezda ", - said the head of the Department.
the reporters of Russian TV channel " Zvezda "coordinated by the Ministry of defence, disappeared after a search, conducted by the national guard under Ukraine on the way to Slavyansk. The operator Andrey Susenkov and sound engineer Anton Malyshev, travelling under Slavonic, ceased to contact on the last working day of the week. Correspondents were going to cover the inauguration of Peter Poroshenko. The national guard under stated that correspondents caught and handed over to the SBU.
on the first day weekend the Russian foreign Ministry condemned the actions of the Ukrainian authorities regarding correspondents, most of authorized mass media from Russia. Moscow has expressed strong dissatisfaction with the detention of the correspondents of " Stars " and called on Kiev to stop illegal actions against the Russian and foreign journalistic groups. According to the foreign Ministry, to search and release of journalists of the TV channel " Zvezda " has connected the residence of the Russian Ambassador in Kiev.
TV guide filed a petition to release the seized correspondents to the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.