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    Hostages in Russia. How an ATO ex-soldier, Andrii Harasymenko, was abducted in the Chernihiv region and where he is now
    Hostages in Russia. How an ATO ex-soldier, Andrii Harasymenko, was abducted in the Chernihiv region and where he is now

    During the last year’s occupation of the Chernihiv region, Russian military personnel abducted men, held them captive, and interrogated them in torture chambers in the Vyshneve village and Horodnia town. MIHR recounts the story of Andrii Harasymenko, a gas service master from the village of Novoukrainske, his abduction, and transportation to a Russian prison.

    11 August 2023

    Nothing Sacred: How Russian Forces Abducted UGCC Priests Ivan Levytskyi and Bohdan Heleta in Berdiansk
    Nothing Sacred: How Russian Forces Abducted UGCC Priests Ivan Levytskyi and Bohdan Heleta in Berdiansk

    Ivan Levytskyi hails from the Lviv region, while Bohdan Heleta comes from the Ivano-Frankivsk region. Driven by their spiritual calling, both decided to become monks. They served in Berdiansk for approximately four years. The parish of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church was relatively small. According to relatives of the priests, their term of service in Berdiansk was due to conclude by the end of 2022, and they were planning to return home.

    4 August 2023

    “I want to believe that he is alive. If not, I have the right to know about it.” The search for Serhii Khrolenko continues
    “I want to believe that he is alive. If not, I have the right to know about it.” The search for Serhii Khrolenko continues

    During the occupation of the Kyiv region, the Russian military abducted Ukrainian men en masse. Many of […]

    2 August 2023

    Friends from Nova Kakhovka: How Yevhen Pryshliak and Artem Baranov were Abducted by Russians and are now Transported Around Russia
    Friends from Nova Kakhovka: How Yevhen Pryshliak and Artem Baranov were Abducted by Russians and are now Transported Around Russia

    “Hi mom, dad! I am kept in captivity, in a prisoner-of-war camp. Conditions are normal: we have […]

    23 May 2023

    Agreements on civilians do not work. Ombudsman’s representative met with relatives of Ukrainian hostages
    Agreements on civilians do not work. Ombudsman’s representative met with relatives of Ukrainian hostages

    Kyrylo Budanov, Chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (GUR), says that almost 40% of those in […]

    28 March 2023

    Russia’s secret prison. Some 650 Ukrainians are being held in Pretrial Detention Facility No. 2 in Bryansk Region
    Russia’s secret prison. Some 650 Ukrainians are being held in Pretrial Detention Facility No. 2 in Bryansk Region

    A secret prison located in the town of Novozybkov, approximately 170 kilometers from Chernihiv in Bryansk Region, […]

    23 February 2023

    “Pro-Ukrainian Activist/Extremist Woman”
    “Pro-Ukrainian Activist/Extremist Woman”

    MIHR documented the tortures endured by a woman residing in Berdiansk “My husband had a small ax. […]

    9 January 2023

    Ihor Talalay: three months of “filtration” in torture chambers of occupied Donetsk Region
    Ihor Talalay: three months of “filtration” in torture chambers of occupied Donetsk Region

    Appalling conditions of incarceration, harassment, and physical violence are some of the tactics Russians resort to in […]

    6 July 2022

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