Some forty people are held in Sloviansk - Ukrainian Security Service

14:43, 28.04.2014 1 min read

The Ukrainian Security Service says pro-Russian activists in Sloviansk, Donetsk region, are holding some forty people.

"According to our information, some forty people are now held in Sloviansk," Maryna Ostapenko, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Security Service, told a briefing in Kyiv on Monday.

These people are OSCE officials and Ukrainian Security Service officers, she said, adding that the pro-Russian activists have not set any conditions for their release yet.