Belarusian protest leader and allies cross border into Ukraine, official says

08 September 2020 - 10:28
By Reuters
Belarusian opposition politician Maria Kolesnikova. File photo
Image: REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko Belarusian opposition politician Maria Kolesnikova. File photo

Three Belarusian opposition politicians, including protest leader Maria Kolesnikova, who disappeared on Monday, have passed border control at the Belarusian-Ukrainian border, an official of the Belarusian border guard service said.

Masked men detained Kolesnikova in central Minsk on Monday and drove her off in a van, while two of her allies disappeared later, the opposition movement has said.