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Konstantin Reznik

Konstantin Reznik

Date of abduction: July 21, 2022

Place of abduction: Kherson

 

Konstantin Reznik is a private entrepreneur from Kherson. He and his family have been under occupation since the first days of the full-scale invasion. At that time, the city was filled with Russian military equipment, passers-by were stopped on the streets and searched. The family tried to avoid any contact with the Russians, and on July 21, 2022, Kostiantyn was detained.

At about 5:30 p.m., he was brought home in a minibus without identification marks. They entered the house, searched it, and seized his laptop. Konstantin was scared and looked confused. It was the last family meeting.

His family waited for a week before starting the search. After the de-occupation of Kherson, it became known that he had been held in the basement of the National Police station on 4 Liuteranska Street. Later, his wife came across a video of his arrest.

Later, Konstantin was taken to Crimea. A lawyer from Simferopol said that the man was accused of attempting to blow up a car.

“At the time, he was almost 60 years old. He was not of the age to blow up anything,” — says his wife, Tatiana.

“When fall came, the family tried to send a parcel to Kostyantyn — at least some warm clothes. But they were told that the prisoner was being transferred to the Lefortovo detention center in Moscow. Since then, there has been no communication or official confirmation of his detention from the Russian authorities.”

The civilian’s daughter, Yevheniya, is fighting for her father’s release, appealing to all possible authorities both in Ukraine and abroad to obtain official confirmation of the fate and place of detention of Kostiantyn Reznik.

This publication was compiled with the support of the International Renaissance Foundation. It’s content is the exclusive responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily reflect the views of the International Renaissance Foundation.

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