Abducted OSCE observers freed in Slavyansk

Military OSCE observers captured by pro-Russian activists in Slavyansk, on April 25, have been released, Russian human rights ombudsman Vladimir Lukin said, as quoted by RIA Novosti.

"All 12 people I have on the list were freed," Lukin stated, as reported by RussiaToday.

Last week, the military observers were captured by anti-Kiev protesters who accused them of espionage. Earlier one of the detained - a Swedish officer suffering from diabetes - was released.

The military observers were captured and deemed "prisoners of war" by pro-Russian separatists.

Self-styled "mayor" of Slovyansk, Vyacheslav Ponomaryov, had his abduct the OSCE team along with five Ukrainian soldiers.