A Ukrainian doctor who worked in Libya and was kidnapped a few days ago has been released, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Ukraine.
The 40-year-old Pavel Lerner resurfaced in Kyiv on Friday, three days after he was abducted by a group of masked men near the Kyiv offices used by his EXMO Finance company, according to Deutsche Welle.
The head executive of Exmo Bitcoin exchange Pavel Lerner has reportedly been kidnapped on the streets of Kyiv. His company, which focuses on trading cryptocurrencies in east Europe, says it is still operating normally, according to Deutsche Welle.
Former border guard officer, now military chaplain in Ukraine, Ihor Hryb has earlier told UNIAN that his 19-year-old son Pavlo was kidnapped by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) on Belarusian soil. TSN reporters found out that the operatives had used a 17-year-old girl to lure a young man to another country via an online romantic chat.