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EPISODE · Feb 20, 2025 · 33 MIN

Russia’s War Crimes: Abducted Civilians

from Covering Ukraine

Right now, thousands of Ukrainians are missing or detained. Since 2014, Russia has been kidnapping and persecuting civilians in occupied Ukrainian territories. These abductions are part of a broader pattern of human rights violations, well-documented by international organisations, human rights groups, and Ukrainian authorities.In summer 2024, two journalists, Alona Savchuk from Ukraine and Robert Putzbach from Germany, collaborated to publish materials on this topic in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.Hungarian journalist and EUD media network manager Kornelia Kiss speaks with Alona Savchuk and Robert Putzbach about their investigation and findings. The interview was recorded in October 2024. Credits:Hosted by Antonina Rybka. Written and recorded by Kornelia Kiss.Edited, sound-designed, and mixed by Lyuba Gook.Link to the article in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.Covering Ukraine is a podcast produced by The Europe-Ukraine Desk, a project of n-ost, funded by the European Commission.For questions or feedback, please write to [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Right now, thousands of Ukrainians are missing or detained. Since 2014, Russia has been kidnapping and persecuting civilians in occupied Ukrainian territories. These abductions are part of a broader pattern of human rights violations, well-documented by international organisations, human rights groups, and Ukrainian authorities.In summer 2024, two journalists, Alona Savchuk from Ukraine and Robert Putzbach from Germany, collaborated to publish materials on this topic in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.Hungarian journalist and EUD media network manager Kornelia Kiss speaks with Alona Savchuk and Robert Putzbach about their investigation and findings. The interview was recorded in October 2024. Credits:Hosted by Antonina Rybka. Written and recorded by Kornelia Kiss.Edited, sound-designed, and mixed by Lyuba Gook.Link to the article in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.Covering Ukraine is a podcast produced by The Europe-Ukraine Desk, a project of n-ost, funded by the European Commission.For questions or feedback, please write to [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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