196. Long-term detention of civilian. Yalta (Donetsk)
Yalta (Donetsk)
LOCATION: Yalta (Donetsk)
DATE: March 24, 2022 – ongoing
NUMBER OF WITNESSES: 1
SUMMARY: Russian forces detained a male civilian, who had previously served in the Ukrainian military, at his home on March 24, 2022. As of mid-June 2023, he was still in captivity in Horlivka after multiple transfers, and the Victim’s wife could not obtain information about his whereabouts, grounds for imprisonment, or status.
WITNESSES
The witness of the incident was a female civilian and resident of Mariupol in her mid-20s who was on parental leave at the time of the event.
VICTIMS
The victim of the incident was a male civilian and resident of Mariupol. The victim used to participate in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) in Eastern Ukraine.
ALLEGED PERPETRATORS
as described by the Witness(es)
The perpetrators included Russian soldiers who wore green military uniforms with white armbands, an investigator at the prison where the victim was held, and a commissioner of the internationally unrecognized “Donetsk People’s Republic.”