21 Jul 2014 16:34

Swedish citizen taken captive by militia near Luhansk - Kyiv

KYIV. July 21 (Interfax) - Members of formations who are resisting the Ukrainian government have taken a Swedish citizen captive, Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council representative Andriy Lysenko said at a briefing in Kyiv on Monday.

The incident occurred last Sunday, Lysenko said. According to the information of the National Security and Defense Council, the Swede was captured at a checkpoint near Perevalsk in the Luhansk region.

He is held in Horlivka now, Lysenko said.

Other details of the incident are not given for now.