text: Vice reporter Simon Ostrovsky has been freed from captivity in Ukraine, Vice confirms in a statement to Poynter: “VICE News is delighted to confirm that our colleague and friend Simon Ostrovsky has been safely released and is in good health. We would like to thank everyone for their support during this difficult time. Out of respect for Simon and his family’s privacy, we have no further statement at this time.” 
   
   BBC’s acting Moscow bureau chief tweeted the news: 
   
   Simon Ostrovsky is free – BBC has spoken to him direct. He is on his way to Donetsk. — Kevin Bishop (@bishopk) April 24, 2014 
   
   Ostrovsky was held by militia in Eastern Ukraine, Brian Ries reported for Mashable on Tuesday. ||||| VICE News is delighted to confirm that our colleague and friend Simon Ostrovsky has been safely released and is in good health. We would like to thank everyone for their support during this difficult time. Out of respect for Simon and his family's privacy, we have no further statement at this time.
target: – Simon Ostrovsky, the American journalist for Vice News captured in Ukraine this week, has been released, Vice confirms. Ostrovsky is safe and "in good health," according to the statement. He spoke to the BBC, according to a series of tweets captured by Poynter, and said he is free and on his way to Donetsk.