Source: https://
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se-arrests-ukrainian-women-in-russian-prisons/a-75510365
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Torture and false arrests of Ukrainian women in Russian prisons
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Russia holds over 20,000 Ukrainian civilians including 2,000 women
Russia holds over 20,000 Ukrainian civilians, including more than 2,000 women. 8X
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Woman reunites with sons, co-founds Numo Sestry! for prisoners
She reunited with her sons only in December 2022, after a long route through Russia and third countries. Today, she lives near Kyiv and co-founded Numo, Sestry!, which fights for those still imprisoned. 7/
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Russian guards lied: Ukraine exists, prisoner exchange freed Yulia
After Russia launched its full-scale war in February 2022, guards told prisoners that Ukraine no longer existed and that exchanges would never happen. This was false. Yulia was freed in a prisoner exchange in October 2022. 6/
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Torture of a prisoner in occupied Ukraine
Dvornichenko was held in Izolyatsia, the notorious torture prison in Donetsk. She was beaten, tortured with electric shocks, and subjected to psychological abuse. Investigators threatened to send her children to an orphanage unless she signed a confession.
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Bus driver Yulia arrested by DPR state security agents at home
Before her arrest, Yulia worked as a bus driver, transporting civilians between occupied areas and Ukrainian-controlled territory. One night, agents of the “DPR state security ministry” came to her home. 3/
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DPR militants arrested Dvornichenko on espionage charges in 2021
In 2021, militants of the so-called “DPR” arrested Dvornichenko on fabricated “espionage” charges. Russia jailed her for 18 months, even before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began. 2/
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Torture and threats to separate mother from children
Torture with electric shocks, beatings, forced stripping, and threats to take children to an orphanage. This is the story of Yulia Dvornichenko from Donetsk, reported by DW. Dvornichenko: You can cope with anything except being separated from your children. 1/
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Thank you; please donate to support Ukrainian students in war
Thank you for reading this post! Please also consider donating to support Ukrainian students who study during the war if this cause resonates with you. https://
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Mariia shows Yuliia’s burned-out apartment in Kharkiv after strike
Mariia shows her friend Yuliia’s burned-out apartment in Kharkiv.
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) 24 janvier 2026
Yuliia and her husband stepped into the corridor literally 30 seconds before the strike.
The Russian attack in Kharkiv injured 19 people, including a 12-year-old boy.
📹 Radio Liberty https://t.co/6VFnXddPsC pic.twitter.com/nXRwykaw94Mariia shows her friend Yuliia’s burned-out apartment in Kharkiv. Yuliia and her husband stepped into the corridor literally 30 seconds before the strike. The Russian attack in Kharkiv injured 19 people, including a 12-year-old boy. Radio Liberty