Tyler Jacob, a 28-year-old American who was teaching in Ukraine, has been released from Russian custody and reunited with his wife and daughter
The U.S. Embassy in Moscow helped secure the release of American teacher Tyler Jacob.
, Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Friday. Jacob, a Minnesota native, was detained by Russian troops roughly two weeks ago while he was fleeing the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, his parents toldHe was on board a bus evacuating people from the city to Turkey when he was taken away by Russian soldiers at a checkpoint in Crimea, his father said. Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014.Jacob was the only U.S.
JUST IN: Minnesotan Tyler Jacob, detained by Russian forces in Ukraine, has been released, Sen. Amy Klobuchar says.
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