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22/05/2014
British Journalist Released From Ukraine
British journalist Graham Philips has been freed from Ukraine after being detained in Mariupol, eastern Ukraine on Tuesday.
The 35-year-old, who is working for the TV station Russia Today, tweeted his followers to say he had been released and was not being charged or deported.
Mr Phillips, who was released to the British Embassy in Kiev, thanked their work and the people who supported him.
The Ukranian Defence Ministry told the Russian station that the journalist had been detained for "filming facilities which are forbidden from being filmed".
The journalist, who works as freelance to the Russian media, explained the detention process in a series of tweets
He wrote: "Support means a lot to me, I expressed all my views to Ukrainian authorities, as stated. They disagreed with some, but I'm free and fine."
(CVS/CD)
The 35-year-old, who is working for the TV station Russia Today, tweeted his followers to say he had been released and was not being charged or deported.
Mr Phillips, who was released to the British Embassy in Kiev, thanked their work and the people who supported him.
The Ukranian Defence Ministry told the Russian station that the journalist had been detained for "filming facilities which are forbidden from being filmed".
The journalist, who works as freelance to the Russian media, explained the detention process in a series of tweets
He wrote: "Support means a lot to me, I expressed all my views to Ukrainian authorities, as stated. They disagreed with some, but I'm free and fine."
(CVS/CD)
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