Girkin also helped Russia illegally annex Ukraine's Crimea that year. Girkin was a key commander of Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region in 2014 where Gubarev was the Moscow-installed governor. Their fate was not immediately known.Īs self-styled governor, Gubarev survived an assassination attempt back in 2014. Two other people - a girl holding poster reading "Strength in truth" and a young man who displayed the slogan "Freedom to Strelkov" on his smartphone - were also detained by police outside the court. Gubarev was released an hour later after which he said he was lectured by authorities about the illegality of picketing. Gubarev's detention prompted a group of his and Strelkov's supporters gathered outside the courthouse to chant "Freedom" and "Shame." Gubarev, who used to be the self-styled governor of the separatist-held part of Ukraine's Donetsk region, was taken away by police while talking to the media about Girkin's case. Ex-Leader Of Russia-Backed Separatists In Ukraine Detained In Moscow
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