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Vice Reporter Simon Ostrovsky Freed by Pro-Russia Gunmen in Ukraine
http://www.newsweek.com/vice-reporter-simon-ostrovsky-freed-pro-russia-gunmen-ukraine-248535Simon Ostrovsky, the American filmmaker who was detained by pro-Russian gunmen in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, has been released, Vice Media confirmed Thursday.
“Vice News is delighted to confirm that our colleague and friend Simon Ostrovsky has been safely released and is in good health. We would like to thank everyone for their support during this difficult time,” wrote Jake Goldman, deputy communications director for Vice Media, the Brooklyn, New York-based company Ostrovsky works for. “Out of respect for Simon and his family’s privacy, we have no further statement at this time,” he added.
Reporters in Ukraine broke the news on social media minutes earlier.
“Simon Ostrovsky is free—BBC has spoken to him direct. He is on his way to Donetsk,” wrote Kevin Bishop, the BBC’s Moscow bureau chief, on Twitter. Bishop tweeted a photograph of Natalia Antelava, a BBC reporter in Ukraine, speaking by cell phone with Ostrovsky.
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Very good news. I can only hope that the remaining hostages being held by the same militants are likewise freed.
