On Thursday, one of the five Ukrainian citizens sentenced in Belarus to various terms of imprisonment after a rally near the Belarusian presidential administration served 9 days. \n \nThis is reported by "Ukrainian News" with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. \n \nThis information was confirmed by the "National Alliance" organization, according to whose report the name of the released person is Oleksiy Panasyuk. \n \nAccording to the MFA, Panasyuk on Thursday, May 5, was released from custody and departed by car of the Ukrainian embassy in Belarus, accompanied by the Ukrainian consul, to the Belarusian-Ukrainian border. \n \nThe MFA appealed to the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine and the State Customs Service of Ukraine with a request to provide maximum assistance in Panasyuk's completion of all formalities when crossing the border. \n \nThe embassy in Belarus also continues to make efforts to release the 4 other Ukrainians and return them to Ukraine, the report says. \n \nAs reported earlier, on April 27 the Minsk City Court sentenced 3 Ukrainians detained on April 26 during a rally near the Belarusian presidential administration to 10 days of administrative arrest, one to 9 days and another to 15 days of arrest. \n \nLater, Ukraine asked the Minsk City Court to release the Ukrainians and, having received a refusal, appealed this decision to the Supreme Court of Belarus. \n \nOn April 26, the Belarusian police detained 5 Ukrainians - representatives of the public youth organization "National Alliance" - at a demonstration at the Belarusian presidential administration in Minsk on April 26. \n \nAlong with the Ukrainian citizens, citizens of Belarus and Russia were also detained. \nOn April 29, Belarus prematurely released Russian citizens from administrative liability. \n