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Ukrainska Pravda says journalist Mykhailo Tkach was detained in Vienna
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In Austria, Mykhailo Tkach was accompanied by his colleague Yaroslav Bondarenko. Ukrainska Pravda said Tkach, the head of its investigations department, was detained in Vienna, where he was on an editorial assignment. What Tkach is accused of remains unknown, according to Novaya Gazeta Europe.
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In Austria, Mykhailo Tkach was accompanied by his colleague Yaroslav Bondarenko.
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2 sources: Kyiv Post, Novaya Gazeta Europe
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Ukrainska Pravda states: Ukrainska Pravda said its investigations department head, Mykhailo Tkach, was detained in Vienna.
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2 sources: Kyiv Post, Novaya Gazeta Europe
Ukrainska Pravda states: Ukrainska Pravda said Mykhailo Tkach was in Vienna on an editorial assignment.
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2 sources: Kyiv Post, Novaya Gazeta Europe
Novaya Gazeta Europe states: Mykhailo Tkach was searching for Ukraine’s prosecutor general, Ruslan Kravchenko.
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1 source: Novaya Gazeta Europe
Novaya Gazeta Europe states: Ruslan Kravchenko left the country after anti-corruption authorities searched his premises in September.
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1 source: Novaya Gazeta Europe
Novaya Gazeta Europe states: What Mykhailo Tkach is accused of is unknown.
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2 sources: Kyiv Post, Novaya Gazeta Europe
The Ukrainska Pravda editorial staff states: The Ukrainska Pravda editorial staff demanded that Mykhailo Tkach be released immediately.
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2 sources: Kyiv Post, Novaya Gazeta Europe
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said Ukraine’s embassy had asked the Austrian side about the circumstances of Mykhailo Tkach’s detention.
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2 sources: Kyiv Post, Novaya Gazeta Europe
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Kyiv Post
T2 · established media · independent · international
Novaya Gazeta Europe
T2 · established media · independent · international
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