Ukrainian Journalist Mikhail Tkach Detained and Released in Vienna

Ukrainian journalist Mikhail Tkach, head of the investigative journalism department of 'Ukrainska Pravda', was detained in Vienna while performing editorial duties. He was arrested along with his colleague Yaroslav Bondarenko, whose whereabouts and fate initially remained unknown. The editorial staff considered the arrest illegal and demanded his immediate release. After over 12 hours in detention, Tkach was released. However, his communication devices were not returned, and Bondarenko was injured during the detention. The Austrian authorities initially suspected espionage but later lifted the suspicions against the journalists.