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"KIEV, Ukraine \u2014 Ukraine\u2019s interim President Oleksandr Turchynov announced on Tuesday the reinstatement of an anti-terrorism operation in the country's embattled eastern regions. The announcement came after two bodies, one of which is believed to be a member of his political party, turned up in a river with signs of torture. \nOne Russian report said his stomach was slashed open.\nSee also: 9 Essential Questions About Ukraine, Answered\n\u201CI demand the restoration of power structures and conducting of effective counterterrorism measures aimed at protecting Ukrainian citizens who live in Eastern Ukraine against terrorism,\u201D Turchynov said in a statement posted to the presidential website, hours after U.S. Vice President Joe Biden ended his two-day visit to Kiev.\n\u201CTerrorists\u2026 who have taken hostages in Donetsk region overstepped the limits when they started to torture and kill patriots of Ukraine. They dared to toss a challenge not just to our country, but to the whole world as well\u2026 following the decisions adopted in Geneva,\u201D the acting president said, referring to the meeting in Geneva between the U.S., the EU, Ukraine and Russia last week where the nations  hashed out a tentative agreement to de-escalate the crisis.\nAn armed Pro-Russian man guards barricades in front of city hall in Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Monday, April 21, 2014.\nImage: Alexander Ermochenko/Associated Press\n\n\nTurchynov\u2019s decision came amid reports of several journalists being taken hostage by pro-Russian militants who have occupied government buildings in Eastern Ukraine.\nActions by the Kremlin-backed separatists on Tuesday, as well as their refusal since the Geneva meeting to comply with the accord, \u201Cputs a cross\u201D through the deal, Turchynov said. The abductions and alleged murders, Turchynov added, \u201Cwere committed with the full support and with the connivance of the Russian Federation.\u201D\nSee also: 'We Call Him Putler': For Ukrainians, the Enemy Is Obvious\nThe deceased politician, Vladimir Rybak, was found near the city of Sloviansk, the latest flash point in the crisis plaguing Ukraine\u2019s eastern region, where pro-Russian separatists have seized several regional administration and police buildings.\n\n\n\nUkrainian deputy Vladimir Rybak found dead. Here's an earlier video of him being denied acces to govt. building http://t.co/yBWkl1Bd4W\u2014 Olaf Koens (@obk) April 22, 2014\n\n\n\nLocal news portal Gorlovka.ua, citing regional prosecutor Andriy Kryschenko, reported that Rybak was kidnapped on April 17 by unknown people wearing masks. \n\u201CThe body was found on the bank of the Seversky Donets River,\u201D Kryshchenko told Gorlovka.ua. He said that the case had been registered under the criminal code for \u201Cunlawful imprisonment or kidnapping.\u201D\nFurther inflaming the tensions on Tuesday were reports that a unidentified gunmen fired several shots at a Ukrainian Air Force plane over Sloviansk. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry said in a statement that the aircraft was \u201Can An-30 plane that was on a supervisory flight over Sloviansk on April 22.\u201D Several bullets hit the plane, causing minor damage, but the crew managed to land at the plane's home airfield, the ministry said. \nSee also: The World According to Vladimir Putin\nThere were no casualties and the plane\u2019s combat capability was restored after a detailed examination, it added.\nU.S. Vice President Joe Biden spoke out against the actions of Russia in Ukraine on Tuesday after meetings with top government officials in Kiev. Biden warned the Kremlin that if it did not pull back from Ukraine it would face further sanctions.\nRussia has amassed some 40,000 troops on its border with Ukraine, according to NATO reports. \u201CIt is time for Russia to stop talking and start acting \u2013 act on the commitments they made,\u201D Biden said during a joint press conference with acting Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk. \u201CWe need to see these kinds of concrete steps,\u201D he added.\n\n\nMeanwhile, a journalist with Vice News was reported kidnapped by pro-Russian separatists in Sloviansk. The American journalist, Simon Ostrovsky, was said to be held in the eastern Ukrainian city\u2019s city hall building \u2014 but he hasn't been seen since the town's acting mayor declared him a captive early Tuesday.\nVice News said in a statement it was \u201Caware of the situation and is in contact with the U.S. State Department and other appropriate government authorities to secure the safety and security of our friend and colleague, Simon Ostrovsky.\u201D\nBuzzFeed reported that the State Department had been informed of Ostrovsky\u2019s detention. \nSee also: At the Heart of the Battle for East Ukraine, a Self-Appointed Mayor in a Hoodie\nThe Committee to Protect Journalists said it was concerned by the reports, and called on his captives to release him. \n\"We call on those holding Simon Ostrovsky to immediately release him and stop detaining, harassing, and obstructing journalists reporting on the ongoing crisis in eastern Ukraine,\" CPJ Europe and Central Asia Program Coordinator Nina Ognianova said. \"If Vyacheslav Ponomaryov and his associates aspire to gain legitimacy, detaining journalists is counterproductive.\"\nHave something to add to this story? 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