“We regret to address again to our colleague for help, on the occasions when such extraordinary situations happen with our journalists on the territory of Ukraine. We would like to hope that eventually all necessary conditions for the work of the Russian journalists will be created and, above all, their security will be ensured – in accordance with international regulations,” Ms Pamfilova said.

All contact with the Russia Today news agency journalist Andrey Stenin was lost on 5 August 2014.