A court in Moscow on Tuesday ordered the first four of 24 Ukrainian sailors seized by Russia off the coast of Crimea last year to be held in pre-trial detention until April 24.
RIA and Interfax news agencies disclosed this in a report.
Russia seized the men and three Ukrainian navy vessels on Nov. 25 near Russian-annexed Crimea.
Moscow accuses them of illegally entering Russian waters.
The Ukranian government, however, denied this allegation.
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