Men in military uniforms took Vita Hannych away from her house in eastern Ukraine in April. She never returned — one of potentially thousands in Russian custody.
Other cases are eerily similar to those of Mr Shkriabin and Ms Hannych.
"She hasn't violated any Ukrainian laws," Ms Kornii said, noting that her sister had nothing to do with the military. Ivan Samoydyuk was picked up by Russian soldiers shortly after they seized the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in March, and no charges have been filed against him, Mr Orlov said."If we can't get clarity from the Russians about the fate of a deputy mayor, imagine the fate of ordinary Ukrainian civilians."Mykhailo Savva of the Expert Council of the Center for Civil Liberties said the Geneva Conventions allowed a state to detain civilians temporarily in occupied areas.
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