Ukrainian journalists detained in Vienna over suspected espionage
Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner says Mykhailo Tkach of the Ukrainian outlet Ukrainska Pravda has been released after being detained in Vienna, while camera operator Yaroslav Bondarenko remains in custody. Both were held on suspicion of espionage.
Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner has said that Mykhailo Tkach, head of the investigative journalism department at the Ukrainian news outlet Ukrainska Pravda, has been released following his detention in Vienna. Camera operator Yaroslav Bondarenko, who was detained along with him, is still in custody.
The minister said the two Ukrainians were detained on suspicion of espionage. The source text does not specify what exactly they are suspected of or the circumstances of their detention.
Ukrainska Pravda is one of Ukraine's news outlets. The detention of its staff in the Austrian capital over espionage suspicions may raise questions about the freedom of journalists to work.
