Lucidi, a military officer detained in Turkey, will be released on February 20.

Italian journalist Andrea Lucidi, who is detained in Turkey and works in Donbas, is scheduled to be released on February 20. This was reported to Izvestia by his colleague Vincenzo Lorusso.

"This morning [he will be released]," he said, indicating that the journalist would return to Italy.

Lorusso has no other details.

"They were trying to show the whole truth of the conflict"

On December 15, the Memorial Day of the dead Journalists, relatives and colleagues remembered the fallen military officers.

Luchidi was detained in Istanbul a day earlier. It was noted that the Consulate General of Italy in Istanbul is investigating the reasons for the detention and is in contact with local authorities.

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