Ukraine has said it is doing all it can to secure the extradition from Libya of 19 of its citizens accused of being pro-Gaddafi mercenaries.
The group, which also includes three Belarusians and two Russians, was formally charged on Monday, eight months after they were detained.
The 24 accused insist they were working as oil industry contractors.
One of the Russians has told the BBC that their release could already have been secured through diplomacy.
In a phone interview, Aleksandr Shadrov, 59, told the BBC Russian Service that they had all been in Libya purely to service oil rigging equipment and that a good lawyer would "easily refute the case".
They deny the charges of preparing land-to-air missile launchers to shoot down planes taking part in the Nato-led mission to protect Libyan civilians.
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