Minnesotan Detained By Russian Forces In Ukraine Is Released

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A Winona, Minnesota, man detained by Russian forces in Ukraine has been released.

Twenty-eight-year-old Tyler Jacob had been taken into custody earlier this month while trying to cross from Ukraine into Turkey.

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar says Jacob had been held for 10 days.

Jacob was teaching English in Kherson when Russian troops invaded the country.

John Quinn, Jacob’s father, said Jacob and his wife and daughter are safe.

Quinn says his “heart goes out to the many families that are still enduring the horror in Ukraine.”