Russian court extends arrest of a group of Ukrainian sailors


  • World
  • Wednesday, 17 Jul 2019

Crew members of Ukrainian naval ships, which were seized by Russia's FSB security service in November 2018, sit inside a defendants' cage during a court hearing in Moscow, Russia July 17, 2019. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A court in Moscow on Wednesday ordered the first six of 24 Ukrainian sailors seized by Russia off the coast of Crimea last year to be held in pre-trial detention for another three months.

The court is due to rule on the remaining sailors later on Wednesday.

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