This analytical review for June 2026 is based on an analysis of seventeen testimonies regarding unlawful deprivation of liberty, enforced disappearances, incommunicado detention, torture, and other forms of ill-treatment, unlawful displacement of civilians, politically motivated criminal prosecution, and violations of the right to a fair trial. The testimonies cover events from 2022 to 2026 in the temporarily occupied territories of the Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Kharkiv, and Kyiv regions, as well as the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, and the subsequent detention of the victims in the Russian Federation.

This report was prepared with the support of the Partnership Fund for a Resilient Ukraine (PFRU), funded by the governments of the United Kingdom, Estonia, Canada, Norway, Finland, Switzerland and Sweden. Its contents are the sole responsibility of the NGO “Association of Relatives of the Kremlin’s Political Prisoners” and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Programme and/or its funding partners.

The Partnership Fund for a Resilient Ukraine is a multi-donor initiative funded by the governments of the United Kingdom, Estonia, Canada, Norway, Finland, Switzerland and Sweden. The Programme aims to strengthen Ukraine’s resilience in the face of Russian aggression by providing critical support to communities in cooperation with Ukrainian government authorities, civil society, the media and the private sector.

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