5 July 2014

http://euromaidanpress.com/2014/07/05/oleh-sentsovs-hearing-postponed/

 Ukrainian filmmaker and activist Oleh Sentsov was arrested by Russian FSB agents in Crimea on May 11th, 2014. He was tortured by the FSB demanding that he admit his guilt in an attempt to organize a terrorist act. He has been held in Lefortovo prison since May 26th, 2014. The hearing to extend Oleh’s detention period has been postponed until July 7th, 2014 at 11:00 AM. 

Three more Crimean activists are being detained in this same case: antifascist and eco-activist Oleksandr “Tundra” Kolchenko, photographer and lawyer Hennady Afanasyev and historian Oleksiy Cherniy.

In Ukraine, Ukrainian government forces have recaptured Slovyansk. For the past three months, Slovyansk has been the stronghold of pro-Russian separatists.

Andrei Purgin of the separatist Donetsk People's Republic told the Associated Press (AP) that the army's campaign had left Slovyansk in ruins. However AP quoted a resident who said much of the rest of the city was untouched. Whatever the damage, 'more than 100 militiamen had been killed over the past three days. The mood is very bad. It seems that we've lost this war. And Russia isn't in a hurry to help.'