Ukraine plane engine builder head held on treason charges - media

FILE PHOTO: An area of Ukrainian aerospace company Motor Sich and association "Corporation Ivchenko" are seen at the annual exhibition of weaponry and military equipment "Arms and Security 2021" in Kyiv, Ukraine June 15, 2021. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File Photo

(Reuters) - A former owner of a prestigious aircraft engine builder in central Ukraine has been detained on treason charges, Ukrainian media reported on Saturday, quoting security sources.

Several of Ukraine's most prominent media outlets said Vyacheslav Boguslaev, the "honorary head" of the Motor Sich company in the central city of Zaporizhzhia, had been detained and was being taken to Kyiv in a convoy.