The exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine sees the director released more than four years after he was sentenced to 20 years behind bars.
was freed in a dramatic prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine on Saturday, Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported.
Sentsov — who was seized from his Crimean home after Russian forces occupied the Ukrainian peninsula in 2014 and was later imprisoned for 20 years on charges of plotting attacks against Russian targets — was among dozens of prisoners swapped early Friday. The Ukrianian director's release came as part of an exchange of prisoners that included Kiev handing over Russian prisoners and Moscow returning detained Ukrainian seamen, held since a clash between the Russian and Ukrainian navy in the Kerch Strait, near Crimea, in Nov. 2018.earned him acclaim after its 2012 premiere at the Rotterdam Film Festival, was a vocal opponent of the Russian occupation of Crimea in 2014.
Indonesia Berita Terbaru, Indonesia Berita utama
Similar News:Anda juga dapat membaca berita serupa dengan ini yang kami kumpulkan dari sumber berita lain.
Imprisoned Ukrainian Filmmaker Oleg Sentsov Released in Prisoner ExchangeUkrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, whose arrest and imprisonment in Russia has been a rallying cry for the entertainment industry and human-rights groups worldwide, has been sent back to Ukraine as …
Baca lebih lajut »
Filmmaker Sentsov, 24 Ukrainian sailors in Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap: lawyerUkrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, jailed in Russia, is among 35 Ukrainians who w...
Baca lebih lajut »
Ukrainian Filmmaker Oleg Sentsov Released From Russian Prison After More Than 5 YearsAfter more than five years of detention, and calls from international artists groups and governments, Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov was freed from a Russian prison today. In what has long been s…
Baca lebih lajut »
Ukraine's Zelenskiy: Prisoner swap first step in ending 'horrible war'Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said an exchange of prisoners with Russi...
Baca lebih lajut »
Russia, Ukraine swap prisoners in first sign of thawing relationsRussia and Ukraine carried out a long-awaited prisoner swap on Saturday in a ste...
Baca lebih lajut »