U.S. journalist Simon Ostrovsky has been detained by the pro-Russian activists in Donetsk and is now under arrest, Sloviansk “people’s mayor” Viacheslav Ponomariov told Interfax on April 23. “This journalist, who, according to our information, has U.S. and Israeli citizenship, has indeed been detained by the self-defense forces. According to our information, he is an informer for Right Sector,” Ponomariov said. “The journalist has normal living conditions and is being fed,” he said.

Earlier on April 23, the pro-Russian activists did not confirm the information on the detention of U.S. journalist Simon Ostrovsky.