INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Ukrainian authorities on Tuesday announced they had captured a prominent pro-Kremlin tycoon who escaped from house arrest after Russia's
invasion.President Volodymyr Zelensky posted a picture online of a disheveled-looking Viktor Medvedchuk with his hands in cuffs and dressed
in a Ukrainian army uniform."A special operation was carried out by the Security Service of Ukraine
the Kremlin leader is godfather to his youngest daughter Darya.He was being held under house arrest since last year on treason charges over
accusations of attempting to steal natural resources from Russia-annexed Crimea and of handing Ukrainian military secrets to
24.Police said they did not find him at his home address on Feb
26, and announced that he was missing a day later
persecution.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov refused to comment on Medvedchuk's detention, telling Russian news wires that "there are a lot
of fakes coming from Ukraine" and "this needs to be checked first."
