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    The Russian Headquarters in a Kindergarten and a Torture Chamber in a Village Club: Details of the Occupation of Novyi Bykiv
    The Russian Headquarters in a Kindergarten and a Torture Chamber in a Village Club: Details of the Occupation of Novyi Bykiv

    —Two jeeps arrived from Bobrovytsia and fired from a machine gun. They could have driven quietly through […]

    12 December 2024

    Over 500 Civilians Abducted by Occupiers in Kherson Region Remain in Russian Captivity — Infographic
    Over 500 Civilians Abducted by Occupiers in Kherson Region Remain in Russian Captivity — Infographic

    Since its founding, the Media Initiative for Human Rights (MIHR) has been documenting cases of civilian abductions in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. Russia and its proxies have been committing these crimes since 2014. The number of such cases has skyrocketed during the full-scale invasion.

    4 November 2024

    Russians Transfer Pavlo Zaporozhets, a Kherson Resident, Convicted of the “International Terrorism”, to the Vladimir Central Prison
    Russians Transfer Pavlo Zaporozhets, a Kherson Resident, Convicted of the “International Terrorism”, to the Vladimir Central Prison

    Russia has begun executing the sentence imposed on former Ukrainian law enforcement officer Pavlo Zaporozhets. The man was kidnapped in Ukraine, deported, charged with “international terrorism” and has been held in prison for more than two years. In order to cover Zaporozhets’ tracks, he is constantly moved from one place of detention to another. In October, the man was put in the Vladimir Central Prison, where extremely dangerous criminals are held.

    21 October 2024

    Journalist Victoria Roshchyna Dies in Captivity while in One of the Most Brutal Detention Centers of Russia
    Journalist Victoria Roshchyna Dies in Captivity while in One of the Most Brutal Detention Centers of Russia

    Former captives speak about Taganrog Pre-Trial Detention Center No. 2 as a most brutal torture camp. This is where journalist Victoria Roshchyna was kept. Her death was announced yesterday, October 10.

    11 October 2024

    A Resident of Melitopol, Kidnapped Together with her Husband by Occupiers, Dies in Russian Captivity
    A Resident of Melitopol, Kidnapped Together with her Husband by Occupiers, Dies in Russian Captivity

    Melitopol is one of the Ukrainian cities that Russia captured in the first days of a full-scale […]

    4 October 2024

    In the Luhansk Region, a Village Head, Tortured by Russians, Escaped from the Occupation
    In the Luhansk Region, a Village Head, Tortured by Russians, Escaped from the Occupation

    Because she was a patriot and refused to collaborate with the Russians, Halyna Hlobchasta, the head of Makiyivka and Hrekivka villages in the Luhansk Region? became a target for the occupiers. She was abducted, detained, and tortured within the walls of the Makiyivka school, where she had worked for many years. Eventually, she escaped from occupation with her husband and now lives in the Ukraine-controlled territory.

    27 September 2024

    He Was Tortured with Electricity and Faced an Attempted Rape. The Story of a Kherson Resident Who Shared a Cell with Kherson Mayor Kolykhaiev and Almost Committed Suicide in Captivity
    He Was Tortured with Electricity and Faced an Attempted Rape. The Story of a Kherson Resident Who Shared a Cell with Kherson Mayor Kolykhaiev and Almost Committed Suicide in Captivity

    Viktor Soldatov, a system administrator at the Kherson Shipyard, spent exactly nine months in Russian captivity. In an interview with MIHR, he shared his experience of the occupiers’ abuse of him, his cellmate Ihor Kolykhaiev, the Mayor of Kherson, his unexpected release, and the health issues he faced after the torture.

    27 August 2024

    “15 years of imprisonment for him is a death sentence.” Where the Russians are holding and why they are prosecuting Serhiy Kotov, a driving instructor from Oleshky
    “15 years of imprisonment for him is a death sentence.” Where the Russians are holding and why they are prosecuting Serhiy Kotov, a driving instructor from Oleshky

    Driving instructor Serhiy Kotov was one of those taken by the Russian military from his home in Oleshky, on the left bank of Kherson region. For more than two years, the Russians have been holding him captive, and recently "sentenced" him to 15 years in prison, allegedly for espionage.

    13 June 2024

    Terrorism and attempted arson of a person: what the Russians accuse Kostiantyn Zinovkin from Melitopol of and where he is held
    Terrorism and attempted arson of a person: what the Russians accuse Kostiantyn Zinovkin from Melitopol of and where he is held

    The Russians occupied Melitopol in the first days of the full-scale invasion. They immediately seized the administrative buildings and started dispersing pro-Ukrainian protests with weapons, abducting local residents and holding them hostage. Kostiantyn Zinovkin, who stayed in Melitopol to care for his mother and grandmother, was not spared either.

    12 February 2024

    The price of freedom: the story of Snovsk mayor’s release from captivity
    The price of freedom: the story of Snovsk mayor’s release from captivity

    Oleksandr Medvediov, mayor of Snovsk in Chernihiv Region, was taken hostage in March 2022 when Russian forces invaded the city. Captured by enemy soldiers, he endured several days in handcuffs, subjected to brutal interrogation and physical abuse, including a broken shoulder blade, and faced a ransom demand for his release.

    5 January 2024

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