Arrested in Ukraine the citizens of Russia Alexander Alexandrov and Evgeny Erofeev give a statement to investigators, said the chief of the head investigative Department of SBU Vasily Vovk in the interview to the Agency " League. News. first in Kiev told that the may 16 Military tied in Donbass like 2 Russian military. In the Russian defense Ministry said the detainees - Alexander Erofeev and are residents of the Russian Federation, but at the time of arrest on 17 may they were active military personnel military power of the Russian Federation. Later Kyiv court made the decision on their arrest until July 19. In early summer Erofeev was transferred from the Kiev military hospital to the detention center. "Declare that they both give testimony to the investigation and both confirm that we are soldiers of the Russian Federation. No one is refused. The only thing they don't have the opportunity to understand why we are taking them as bandits and terrorists, and not as prisoners of war, " said Vovk in response to a request to comment on media messages about the failure Erofeeva their testimony.