Hrabovske on the map. Photo: DeepStateMap, an interactive map of the hostilities in Ukraine

Residents of the village of Hrabovske in Sumy Oblast who were abducted by Russian forces have been brought back to Ukraine through the Domanove border crossing with Belarus.

Source: Ukraine's Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets during a presentation of the project Made in Russia. Delivered into Captivity, as reported by Ukrinform

Quote: "The Russians took 53 Ukrainian civilians from Hrabovske. On the very same day, I urgently submitted an official appeal to the Russian side. The next day, I was informed where they were being held, what condition they were in, how they were being provided for, and I was even given a list of those who had received medical assistance. After that, we began communication regarding the return of these people."

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