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Oleh Khvostenko

Oleh Khvostenko

Date of disappearance: July 2, 202

Place of disappearance: Dniprorudne, Zaporizhzhia region

 

On July 2, 2022, Oleh Khvostenko, a 63-year-old security guard from the city of Dniprorudne, Zaporizhzhia region, went with his cousin’s granddaughter to the bank he guarded before the invasion of Russian troops. Near the building, they were shot by Russian soldiers and detained. Soon after, the child was released, and Oleh, according to eyewitnesses, was taken to the occupied city council. Since then, Oleh’s family has not heard anything about his fate. Only once did the family manage to find witnesses who claimed to have seen the man, who was handcuffed and, together with other civilians, being transported by truck near the city’s waterfront. Oleh’s family appealed to Ukrainian law enforcement, the President’s Office, and the UN Human Rights Committee, as well as to pseudo-law enforcement agencies in the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine. However, there is still no new information about Oleh Khvostenko.

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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