Female face of Donbas hostages
Source: MIHR
Author: Tetiana Katrychenko
According to the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), 3,360 people, including 276 women, have been held hostage by members of illegal armed groups (IAG) since 2014. In fact, the number of people unlawfully detained in some districts of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts (ORDLO) may prove several times that number, as Ukrainian special services were not always involved in the release process, as some were released for lack of “evidence,” some relatives managed to address the release on their own by paying considerable amounts for the freedom of their relatives.
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Author: Tetiana Katrychenko
According to the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), 3,360 people, including 276 women, have been held hostage by members of illegal armed groups (IAG) since 2014. In fact, the number of people unlawfully detained in some districts of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts (ORDLO) may prove several times that number, as Ukrainian special services were not always involved in the release process, as some were released for lack of “evidence,” some relatives managed to address the release on their own by paying considerable amounts for the freedom of their relatives.
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