Members of the Kosovo police arrested today, around 11.30, on the Partes-Gnjilane way, a group of Russian journalists, RTV Puls reported.

Arrested persons are Juri Georgievich, journalist from Latvia, Robion Denisov and his wife Vera, both from Estonia.

Kosovo police representative for Gnjilane region, Shaban Azizi confirmed the arrest.

“The police had brought in a group of foreign citizens. Scanning the reasons for their stay in Kosovo is underway,” Azizi said to RTV Puls.

The journalists’ crew had an interview with a mayor of Partes municipality, Dragan Nikolic and during the two days of their stay in Kosovo, they have also visited Serbian Orthodox Churches and Monasteries. This is not their first visit to Kosovo, RTV Puls reported.