A court in Moscow has upheld a lower court’s decision to extend pretrial detention for six of the 24 Ukrainian sailors detained by Russian forces along with their three naval vessels in November near the Kerch Strait, which links the Black Sea and Sea of Azov.
RFE/RL: Moscow court upholds extension of pretrial detention for 6 Ukrainian sailors
An Ukrainian sailor is escorted prior to a court hearing in Moscow on July 17, 2019.