illegal armed group of Luhansk region
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From “soft power” to torture chambers: patterns of Russia’s seizure of new states based on Ukraine’s experience
ZMINA summarised the main highlights and recommendations included in the Special Report on the situation in the territories of Ukraine temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation
News - 15 July 2025
Ukrainian civilian Lina Smirnova, abducted by FSB and charged with “espionage,” is denied medical care in occupied Luhansk region
In July 2023, officers of Russia’s FSB abducted Smirnova from her home. After her disappearance, her whereabouts remained unknown for two months
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