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23 March 2026
Three Russians to face trial in absentia over 2022 seizure of Ukrainian search and rescue vessel “Sapfir” rescue ship
Investigators state that these individuals are responsible for the seizure of the "Sapfir" during the initial days of the full-scale Russian invasion. At the time, 21 people were on board: 17 crew members and four civilians. Among the civilians were Vasyl Vyrozub, a chaplain of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, and Ivan Tarasenko, a doctor from the Odesa Regional Children's Clinical Hospital