Two UOJ journalists to be released from detention on bail

Valeriy Stupnytskyi and Andriy Ovcharenko. Photo: UOJ

On November 6, the Shevchenko Court ruled to change the pretrial detention conditions for two UOJ staff members, Valeriy Stupnytskyi and Andriy Ovcharenko. Granting the defense's request, the judge allowed for an alternative measure in the form of bail: 908,000 UAH for Andriy Ovcharenko and 908,400 UAH for Valeriy Stupnytskyi.

πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™ To help raise funds for the bail of these Orthodox journalists, donations can be made using the following details:

For Andriy Ovcharenko:
🎯 Goal: 908,000.00 UAH

πŸ”— Link to the fundraising account:
https://send.monobank.ua/jar/4YrxnSZtqn

πŸ’³ Bank card number:
4441 1111 2941 4904

For Valeriy Stupnytskyi:
🎯 Goal: 908,400.00 UAH

πŸ”— Link to the fundraising account:
https://send.monobank.ua/jar/9AA2VM8pqF

πŸ’³ Bank card number:
4441111129389015

As previously reported by UOJ, on October 25, the press service of the Security Service of Ukraine announced that it had completed its pretrial investigation into our publication’s journalists.

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