Olena Ivanenko

"People were taken captive, beaten with electric shock, tortured"

Vovchansk located four kilometers from the russian border was entered by the occupiers immediately. Olena's brother was taken prisoner. In Sievierodonetsk, the mother of Olena's husband was killed, and the wounded father was taken to LPR. He was taken to Vovchansk, the family left for Slovenia via russia, where the father-in-law's leg was amputated.

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Place of Interview:

Kyiv

Location:

Vovchansk

Time of interview:

22.12.2023

"People were taken captive, beaten with electric shock, tortured"

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