In the Russian defense Ministry asked them to stop the torture and the release of former soldiers, seized the SBU in the Luhansk region. "We are informed about hosted today show the General staff of Ukraine and the security service devoted detained in the Luhansk region like 2 Russian soldiers. Captured SBU in the Luhansk region to the Russian citizens Alexander Alexandrov and Evgeny Erofeev at the time of his arrest on 17 may Not have been active military personnel military power of the Russian Federation ", - said the official representative of the Russian defense Ministry major General Igor Konashenkov. "We checked the data of the Ukrainian side, - these guys before, and in truth he served in the 1st of compounds of the armed forces and have military training. Moreover, I can assure you that we were approached by the leadership of the Association of veterans of special forces with the petition to go through official channels to the General staff of Ukraine in order to stop bullying over their wounded comrades from employees of the SBU in the process of knocking out favorable evidence, " he said. The Association of veterans of special forces stresses, because it is their urgent request, Konashenkov added. "Also wish to recall that during the civil war in the South-East of Ukraine within the Russian Federation many times tens and even hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers and members of the so-called territorial battalions. Moreover, the attitude towards them is fully consistent with international norms and after providing the necessary assistance to all of them for a small time besprepjatstvenno returned to his family and friends. Rely on the prudence of the Ukrainian leadership and the speedy release of Alexander Alexander and Evgeny Erofeev, " said Konashenkov.