Soloshenko and Afanasyev that were illegally convicted in Russia have departed to Ukraine – Poroshenko

Ukrainian citizens Yuriy Soloshenko and Gennadiy Afanasyev that were illegally convicted in Russia have already flew to Ukraine. President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko wrote on his Twitter page: " Yuriy Soloshenko and Gennadiy Afanasyev are already on board of the Ukrainian aircraft and are flying from Moscow to Ukraine," - said the statement.

As UNIANreported earlier, Ukrainian prisoners met press secretary of the President of Ukraine Svyatoslav Tsegolko and First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Irina Gerashchenko in the aircraft.