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Region:Azovske village, Kherson region, Ukraine (occupied by Russia)

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Azovske village, Kherson region, Ukraine (occupied by Russia)

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Ruslan Yusupovich Abdurakhmanov

Ruslan Abdurakhmanov, a Ukrainian citizen and Crimean Tatar, was sentenced to 5 years in prison for participating in the Crimean Tatar Battalion named after Noman Chelebidzhikhan. He claims he was tortured into confessing and that the circumstances of his arrest differ from the official version.

TORTURE REPORTED

LAST UPDATED · SEP 10, 2026

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