Ukrainian citizen Liubov Rozhanska was detained in Astana, Kazakhstan, following a Russian extradition request related to a criminal case for attempted child abduction.
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Ukrainian citizen Liubov Rozhanska was detained in the capital of Kazakhstan on 1 October.
Liubov Rozhanska was detained at the airport in Astana at Russia's request when she flew there from Istanbul in early October.
On October 1, Ukrainian citizen Liubov Rozhanska was detained at Astana airport at Russia's request.
She was detained while undergoing border control and is currently held in a pretrial detention center in Astana.
Kazakh authorities detained Ukrainian citizen Liubov Rozhanska at Astana airport at the request of Russian authorities.
Rozhanska arrived in Astana on a flight from Istanbul on Oct. 1 and was detained immediately upon landing.
The Russian request was reportedly conveyed through the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).
Kazakh authorities detained Ukrainian citizen Liubov Rozhanska at Astana airport at Russia’s request after she traveled there to collect her grandson.
Rozhanska was detained while passing through border control after arriving from Istanbul to Kazakhstan on Thursday, Oct. 1.
The Russian request was reportedly transmitted through the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).
Lawyer Alexei Pryanishnikov described the arrest as a 'rather clearly planned operation' and an FSB provocation.
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