LifeNews journalists released and delivered to Grozny by plane

Oleg Sidyakin and Marat Saichenko were detained near Kramatorsk on May 18...

Two Russian journalists working for LifeNews agency, detained by Kiev forces for almost a week, have been released and flown to Russia, according to the head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov.
“Oleg Sidyakin and Marat Saichenko are free! The plane carrying them set a course from Kiev for Grozny!” Kadyrov wrote in his Instagram along with a photo of the journalists aboard the aircraft.

The plane was waiting in Kiev ready to pick up the journalists and depart at a moment’s notice for over 4 days. The existence of that aircraft, chartered by the Chechen leader, was kept secret for the journalists’ safety, LifeNews reports.
The journalists will take some rest in Grozny, the Chechen leader said, and will fly to Moscow on Sunday to finally meet their relatives and friends after a weeklong detention.....[rt.com]
24-25/5/14
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