Oleksandr Strogan
Oleksandr Strogan
Date of disappearance: August 11, 2022
Place of disappearance: Kherson
A 49-year-old trucker from Chornobaivka, Kherson Oblast, Oleksandr Strohan was abducted over a year ago, in August 2022. At the time of the full-scale invasion, the man was traveling abroad, but when he learned that Russian troops had invaded Ukraine, he returned home. The occupied Chornobaivka was an important settlement for the Russian army, and the airport was located there. The enemy positions near Chornobaivka were frequently and accurately shelled by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, so the occupiers were looking for gunners among local residents, conducting searches and detaining civilians. On August 10, the military came to the house of the Strohans and abducted Olha, the wife of Oleksandr Strohan. The woman was taken to a temporary detention center in Kherson. When Oleksandr found out where Olga was being held, he went to get her, but he was also detained. Olga was released soon after. Since then, she has been looking for her husband. It is known that before retreating from the right bank of the Kherson region in October 2022, the Russian military took some civilians with them. Oleksandr Strogan was among them. His family does not know where he is being held now. The man suffers from epilepsy and needs constant medical supervision.
