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An exhibition titled Civilians in Captivity: Stories of Unjust Detentions has opened in the capital of Hungary. Organized by the Media Initiative for Human Rights (MIHR) in partnership with the State Self-Government of Ukrainians in Hungary (SSUUH), the exhibition sheds light on one of the least known humanitarian crises of Russia’s war against Ukraine — enforced disappearances and the unlawful detention of Ukrainian civilians from occupied territories.
28 March 2025
Call Me Maks is the first release for The Stronger We Become – a campaign for the release of the thousands of Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilians in Russian captivity.
28 March 2025
In the summer of 2022, while Kherson was still under occupation, Russians abducted nine civilians—Serhii Ofitserov, Oleh Bohdanov, Yurii Tavozhnianskyi, Serhii Kabakov, Serhii Kovalskyi, Kostiantyn Reznik, Serhii Heidt, Yurii Kaiov, and Denys Lialka. They were accused of “preparing and committing an act of international terrorism.” Initially, the occupiers transferred the men to Simferopol, then to the Lefortovo detention center in Moscow. They are currently being held in Rostov.
18 March 2025
Roman Ishchenko was abducted from his own home on April 19, 2022. For three years, he has remained incommunicado. The Russians have not filed any charges against him and refuse to disclose where he is being held.
12 March 2025
21-year-old Artem Kudzhanov is set to be tried in the occupied Luhansk region on charges of allegedly spying for Ukraine, according to a statement released by the occupation prosecutor’s office on March 7.
12 March 2025
Anastasiia Baiova, who worked at the Shchastya District State Administration, and Nataliia Dzhus, who served as a dormitory supervisor at a college in Novoaidar, were sentenced by an occupation court in Luhansk to 19 and 20 years in prison, respectively.
11 March 2025