ATO Headquarters Denies Arrest Of Ukrainian Military By Russia For Violation Of State Border In Luhansk Region

The headquarters of the antiterrorist operation has refuted media reports that a Ukrainian military was arrested by Russian border guards for violations of the state border in Luhansk region.

Oleh Slobodian, the spokesperson for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, said this to Ukrainian News Agency.

He says the ATO headquarters denies the arrest so far.

Media have reported that Russian border guards held a Ukrainian military for violation of the state border.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, a Russian court in Briansk region has ordered arrest of two Ukrainian border guards from the Sumy unit of the State Border Guard Service, who went missing on the border with Russia on October 3.