Hostages of the Occupation: How moscow Converts Ukrainian Civilians into Soldiers to Buy Back
· 21 min
Episode Hostages of the Occupation: How moscow Converts Ukrainian Civilians into Soldiers to Buy Back
Bottom Line: From the former russian gulag in Yahidne, Chernihiv oblast’, russia’s seizure of Ukrainian civilians, held without status or charge and traded for russian soldiers, emerges as a state method, from Melitopol’ mayor Ivan Fedorov, freed for nine conscripts, to Viktoriia Roshchyna, who died in captivity. The UN estimates over 16,000 Ukrainian civilians still detained. Kyiv rejects civilians as military counterparts while accepting deals to bring them home. Exchanges should not be reported as symmetrical; unconditional release must be demanded.
Hostages of the Occupation: How moscow Converts Ukrainian Civilians into Soldiers to Buy Back By Giorgio Provinciali and Alla Perdei · 21 September 2026 · terykon.com
Narrated by an AI-generated voice. Text by Giorgio Provinciali and Alla Perdei (Terykon).
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