The Kyiv Court of appeals refused the protection of Russian Evgeny Erofeev to change to it measures of restraint in form of arrest, a period which expired on 17 October, said Last news his lawyer Oksana Sokolovsky.

"The court refused protection to change the measure of restraint ", - said Sokolovsky.

While Erofeev himself in the process, the court again said that his first testimony to the Ukrainian investigation was given " under pressure ".

in her expressions, in the near future, the Court may also consider the appeal of protection on the extension of arrest Erofeev until November 21, but the date is still unknown.

"witnesses did not see how I committed a crime, they saw I was wounded, no expertise, no DNA, no ballistic on me don't specify ", - noticed Erofeev.

Ukrainian Military in the Donbass tied like 2 Russian military on may 16. In the Russian defense Ministry said that the detainees - Alexander Erofeev and - are residents of the Russian Federation, but at the time of detention they were not active military personnel military power of the Russian Federation. More recently, the Court in Kiev passed the decision on placing under arrest of citizens of Russia, they were brought a variety of charges, including terrorism and incitement to military conflict. On Thursday, the Court granted the request of the prosecution about the citizens of Russia about the direction of the case for consideration under this in Goloseevsky district Court.

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