This is Episode 4 of True War Crime — a series of real stories from people who survived Russian captivity.
Our guest is Serhii Akhmetov, a Ukrainian civilian who spent more than 3.5 years in Russian prisons.
During all that time, he was never formally charged with any crime. No trial. No sentence. No legal justification for his imprisonment.
Yet he remained in captivity for years.
His story is a powerful reminder that Russian captivity is not limited to soldiers. Civilians can also disappear into the prison system, deprived of their rights, freedom, and any form of due process.
This is not a story based on real events.
These are real events.
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This is Episode 3 of True War Crime — real stories from people who survived Russian captivity. Our guest is Oleksandr Avramenko, a Ukrainian...
