Vilnius university says its student travelling with Protasevich also detained, demands release A Ryanair aircraft, which was carrying Belarusian opposition blogger and activist Roman Protasevich and diverted to Belarus, where authorities detained him, lands at Vilnius Airport in Vilnius, Lithuania May 23, 2021. REUTERS/Andrius Sytas reuters_tickers This content was published on May 24, 2021 - 07:27 May 24, 2021 - 07:27 By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) - A Belarusian university in Vilnius on Monday said its student Sofia Sapega, 23, who was travelling with journalist Roman Protasevich, had also been detained when their flight was diverted there from Vilnius and demanded her release. The detention of Sapega was confirmed by her family, the European Humanities University (EHU) spokesman told Reuters.