The WSJ said its reporter had #dropped out of contact with his editors while working in #Yekaterinburg, about 1,600km (1,000 miles) east of Moscow, on Wednesday afternoon.

An #experienced Russia reporter, he was working in the city of #Yekaterinburg at the time of his detention.

The Wall Street #Journal reporter was detained in the Ural Mountains city of #Yekaterinburg while allegedly trying to obtain classified information.